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Baylor holds off Wake Forest 24-21

Sep 5, 7:53 pm EDT

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP)—Robert Griffin completed his first eight passes, finishing with 136 yards passing and a touchdown, to help Baylor beat Wake Forest 24-21 on Saturday.

Kendall Wright ran for a touchdown, wide receiver Ernest Smith passed for a score and David Gettis caught one for the Bears, who opened last season with a 41-13 home loss to the Demon Deacons.

Griffin, the 2008 Big 12 Freshman of the Year, also ran for 41 yards on 13 carries for Baylor. Joe Pawelek finished with seven tackles, a sack and an interception.

The Bears snapped a nine-game road losing streak, which dated back to a 34-21 victory against Buffalo last season.

After Wake Forest’s Riley Skinner threw his second interception, the Bears took a 17-7 lead early in the third quarter when Wright scored on a 37-yard run. Baylor pulled ahead by 17 points later in the quarter when Smith caught a lateral from Griffin and then tossed a 33-yard touchdown to Lanear Sampson.

Skinner connected with Andrew Parker for a 5-yard touchdown with 3:57 remaining to bring the Deacons within 24-21. That was as close as they would get, with Griffin and Baylor running all but the final 1:23 off the clock.

Skinner, who is currently the all-time ACC leader in completion percentage, completed 20 of 31 for 143 yards and two touchdowns, but he threw three interceptions.

Updated Sep 5, 7:53 pm EDT
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Head to Head - Week 1

Team Total Yds Pass Yds Rush Yds First Downs 3rdD% Pen./Yds Turnovers Time of Poss.
Baylor 366 169 197 18 38.5% 10/90 1 30:09
Wake Forest 269 143 126 19 38.5% 5/40 4 29:51
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  1. Michael M
    15. Posted by Michael M Wed Sep 9 9:06pm EDT

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    5. Posted by Jayhawk G Sun Sep 6 2:25am EDT Report Abuse
    I love how the doormats of the Big 12 can go into the home stadiums of the ACC's top teams and win. If it weren't for the loser Sooners the Big 12 would be 12-0
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    Not quite. The Colorado Buffaloes dropped one to state rival, Colorado State of the Mountain West Conference. The Big 12 was 10-2 - both losses were to MWC teams.
  2. Michael M
    14. Posted by Michael M Wed Sep 9 9:04pm EDT

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    Baylor actually played well in many games last season and were just a click away from being a bowl team.

    Perhaps this is the year they upset Texas. They used to do be a major thorn in the side for Texas during the Grant Teaff days in the legacy Southwest Conference.
  3. Alan W
    13. Posted by Alan W Sun Sep 6 5:22pm EDT

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    Sic 'Em!
  4. Lind
    12. Posted by Lind Sun Sep 6 4:41pm EDT

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    Wow Wake Forest, that was bad bad bad. Tim Duncan is prob crying, def stick to basketball WF
  5. <i>johncpate</i>
    11. Posted by johncpate Sun Sep 6 2:59pm EDT

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    The bears are going to surprise some teams this year.
  6. Mike G
    10. Posted by Mike G Sun Sep 6 12:06pm EDT

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    Being from waco,texas im really excited about this year's team with griffin having a year under his belt he's only gonna get better !!!! SIC ' EM BEARS!!!!
  7. ChrisC
    9. Posted by ChrisC Sun Sep 6 11:25am EDT

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    I have to admit I wasn't a Baylor fan until Robert Griffin went there. Griffin was our highschool QB and led us to 2 straight Texas Championship games (which we lost both) but now I'm an avid Bears fan.

    Sic 'em Bears!
  8. Jack
    8. Posted by Jack Sun Sep 6 10:02am EDT

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    Oh, let me add a P.S. to my previous post.

    I hope this game was a sign of things to come for Baylor. We fans have been waiting way too long for a winning season! Coach Art Briles, quarterback Robert Griffin, and the rest of the Baylor coaching staff and team seem to be on the right track.

    Sic 'em, Bears!
  9. Jack
    7. Posted by Jack Sun Sep 6 9:32am EDT

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    The article above says, "The Bears snapped a nine-game road losing streak, which dated back to a 34-21 victory against Buffalo last season." That is incorrect. If the writer had thought about it, that statement makes no sense, even without consulting the previous season's record. After all, nobody plays 9 road games in the same season! The fact is that the Buffalo game (the last road victory for Baylor) was two seasons ago (2007.)
  10. chad s
    6. Posted by chad s Sun Sep 6 7:31am EDT

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    they are not acc top team in any respect
  11. Jayhawk G
    5. Posted by Jayhawk G Sun Sep 6 2:25am EDT

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    I love how the doormats of the Big 12 can go into the home stadiums of the ACC's top teams and win. If it weren't for the loser Sooners the Big 12 would be 12-0
  12. Revinax
    4. Posted by Revinax Sat Sep 5 10:39pm EDT

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    Aggie here. Nice win!
  13. kerry
    3. Posted by kerry Sat Sep 5 10:36pm EDT

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    With a real coach and a promising QB baylor finally put the main pieces of the puzzle together in order to support who was there and bring a winning tradition back to Waco!
  14. tommywo
    2. Posted by tommywo Sat Sep 5 9:57pm EDT

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    The Bears are still another year or two away from being a contender in the Big XII, but they are making headway under Art Briles and will cause problems for several of the conference's programs.
  15. Matt
    1. Posted by Matt Sat Sep 5 8:44pm EDT

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    Sic 'em
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 Baylor
R. Griffin R. Griffin, QB
15-24, 136 yds
1 TD
 Wake Forest
D. Brown D. Brown, WR
3 Rec, 32 yds
1 TD

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