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Big 12 Week Six Rewind

By Wendell Barnhouse
Big 12 Digital Correspondent

Scoring Story
There were 44 touchdowns from scrimmage that averaged 21.7 yards. There were 24 rushing touchdowns that averaged 16.4 yards and 20 passing touchdowns that averaged 28.1 yards.

The 10 teams averaged 76.7 plays per game and 451.1 yards per game and 5.9 yards per play.

The 44 scoring drives featured 19 that lasted less than two minutes and five that took less than one minute.

Baylor (5-0, 2-0, defeated Kansas, 66-7; vs. West Virginia Saturday)
Corey Coleman's 13 touchdown receptions surpass the total TDs by nine teams in the FBS.

Defensive end Shawn Oakman's sack in the third quarter gave him 16 in his career, a school record.

Baylor has scored 60-plus points eight times in its last 18 games, including four of five games this season.

According to ESPN Stats & Info, Baylor's 321 points through five games are the most in five games by any team since major classification began in 1937.

Iowa State (2-3, 1-1; lost at Texas Tech, 66-31; vs. TCU Saturday)
Running back Mike Warren's 245 yards rushing broke the freshman rushing record he set last week. It's the most by a freshman in FBS this season and his 574 yards rushing this season is an Iowa State freshman record.

Iowa State had a season-high 315 yards rushing and it was the team's first 300-yard rushing game since gaining 368 against Texas Tech in 2011.

Iowa State has had three consecutive games with 200 yards rushing for the first time since 2009.

The 1,271 combined yards of total offense are the most ever in an ISU game (1,170 at Nebraska, 1983).

Kansas (0-5, 0-2; lost to Baylor, 66-7; vs. Texas Tech Saturday)
Senior running back Taylor Cox had a carry on the first Kansas offensive series, his first action in over two years (765 days). He finished with a career-high 19 carries for 45 yards.

Freshman quarterback Ryan Willis threw the first touchdown of his career, a 36-yarder to fellow freshman wide receiver Steven Sims. Todd Reesing was the last KU freshman to throw a TD pass (vs. Colorado in 2006.)

The last time Kansas had a freshman-to-freshman touchdown pass occurred when quarterback Adam Barmann hit running back John Randle for a 39-yard pass at Texas A&M in 2003.

Baylor's 66 points are the most Kansas has surrendered to an opponent since Oklahoma State scored 70 in 2011.

Kansas State (3-2, 0-2; lost to TCU, 52-45; vs. Oklahoma Saturday)
Quarterback Joe Hubener tied the school record with four rushing touchdowns.

Kansas State has scored 11 touchdowns in 11 red-zone trips in the last two games. In the first three games of the season, the Wildcats had eight TDs on 18 trips inside the opponent's 20-yard line.

After winning 49 consecutive games when leading at halftime, Kansas State lost its second straight game with the lead at halftime.

TCU's Aaron Green score on an 86-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, the first run of 80 or more yards against Kansas State since 2002.

Oklahoma (4-1, 1-1; lost to Texas, 24-17; at Kansas State Saturday)
Freshman kicker Austin Seibert has now made eight consecutive field goals, the most ever by a Sooner to start a career.

In the second half, quarterback Baker Mayfield completed 14 of his 16 attempts for 166 yards and threw his lone touchdown of the game.

Dimitri Flowers' two-yard touchdown reception was the first TD of his career.

Oklahoma is 7-3 after playing Texas on the 10 occasions OU entered the game undefeated.

Oklahoma State (6-0, 3-0; defeated West Virginia, 33-26, in overtime; vs. Kansas Oct. 24)
Defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah's fumble recovery for a touchdown was the first TD of his career.

Quarterback Mason Rudolph had a career-best 40-yard run, the team's second-longest gain on a running play this season.

Oklahoma State has won in overtime on the road in two of its last four Big 12 games (Oklahoma and West Virginia).

Oklahoma State is 6-0 for the fourth time since Mike Gundy became the Cowboys' coach. In 103 seasons before that, Oklahoma State had two 6-0 starts.

TCU (6-0, 3-0; defeated Kansas State, 52-45; at Iowa State Saturday)
Quarterback Trevone Boykin had a career-high 124 rushing yards including fourth-quarter touchdown runs of 14 and 69 yards. His previous career high in rushing was 123 yards in last year's game with Kansas State.

Derrick Kindred's 60-yard interception return for a touchdown was TCU's 16th pick six since 2010 and its 27th non-offensive touchdown in that stretch.

The rally from an 18-point deficit equaled the biggest comeback for the Frogs under coach Gary Patterson. TCU rallied from a 34-16 deficit to win 51-50 at BYU in 2005.

Prior to TCU's win in Manhattan, FBS teams were 241-0 this season when holding an 18-point second-half lead.

Texas (2-4, 1-1; defeated Oklahoma, 24-17; vs. Kansas State Oct. 24)
Running back D’Onta Foreman had a career-long 81-yard run and has back-to-back 100-yard games. The last time a Texas player had back-to-back 100-yard rushing games was Malcolm Brown, who had three straight to conclude the 2013 season (128 vs. Texas Tech, 131 at Baylor, 130 vs. Oregon).

Also – the 81-yard run was the longest rush by a Texas player in the UT-Oklahoma series.

Tight end Caleb Blueitt scored his first career touchdown in the fourth quarter on a 2-yard pass from Tyrone Swoopes to put UT ahead 24-10.

Texas converted 56.3 percent on third down; the Longhorns were converting 30.4 percent for the season coming into the game.

Texas limited Oklahoma to 1.8 yards per rushing attempt. In the previous five games, UT opponents were averaging 4.4 yards per carry.

Texas Tech (4-2, 1-2, defeated Iowa State, 66-31; at Kansas Saturday)
J.J. Gaines had two interceptions and now has four on the season. It's the most for a Texas Tech player in a season since 2010.

In his last five games, Justin Stockton has pass receptions for 46, 50 and 34 yards with runs for 22, 23 and 54 yards.

Texas Tech amassed a school-record with 776 yards of total offense (515 passing, 261 rushing). The previous mark was 775 total yards also against Iowa State on Oct. 11, 2003.

Texas Tech has scored 316 points through six games. It scored 366 in 12 games last season. It is the second-most points through six games in school history only behind the 322 points from 2005.

West Virginia (3-2, 0-2; lost to Oklahoma State, 33-26, in overtime; at Baylor Saturday)
Wendell Smallwood is the first West Virginia player with three consecutive 100-yard rushing games since 2010.

West Virginia has forced 15 turnovers; it forced a total of 14 last season.

West Virginia's first-half offensive drive chart included five punts, three turnovers, five drives of three plays or less and two drives of negative total yards.

West Virginia is 5-10 in Big 12 home games.