From Baylor SID
TEAM NOTES
• Baylor is 6-7 and Air Force is 10-3.
• The Bears had won the first three meetings in the series with Air Force. • The Bears advanced to their 11th bowl game in the last 13 years.
• Baylor is 14-13 all-time in bowl games.
• Baylor is 1-1 in bowl games under Coach Dave Aranda.
• Baylor captains: Dillon Doyle, Connor Galvin, Cole Maxwell, Craig Williams.
• Baylor is 20-16 under Aranda.
• Baylor was 3-for-6 on fourth down and lead he nation in fourth-down conversions (30).
• Thursday’s game was the coldest game in recorded Baylor history (data available back to 2011), kicking off at 13 degrees, far eclipsing the previous mark of 24 degrees of a
game vs. Texas on Dec. 7, 2013 in Waco.
• Baylor’s Gabe Hall blocked a PAT, the first block of a PAT for the Bears since Josh Landry blocked a PAT vs. Texas Tech in 2020.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• Senior John Mayers was 2-for-2 on PATs.
• Mayers has 223 career points, third in program history.
• Mayers has made 34 of 45 field goals in his career.
• Mayers is 121 of 123 in his career in PATs, ranking third in PATs made and attempted.
• Mayers ranks eighth in program history in field-goal attempts.
• Mayers has made 98.4 percent of his PATs, ranking sixth in program history.
• Mayers has made 75.6 percent of his field-goal attempts, ranking tops in program history.
• Senior Issac Power had a 50-yard punt and one downed inside the 20-yard line. • Power punted 216 times in his career, ranking fifth in program history.
• Power punted for 9,000 yards in his career, ranking fifth in program history.
• Power averaged 41.67 yards per punt, the ninth-best total in program annals.
• Power had 43 career punts for 50+ yards, the fifth-most in school history.
• Baylor senior OL Connor Galvin made his team-leading 50th-career start and made his team-high 39th-straight start, playing in his 50th career game.
• Galvin ranks first place in Baylor history with 50 career starts.
• Senior LB Dillon Doyle was named Lockheed Martin Armed Forces MVP for Baylor after going for 10 tackles.
• It marked Doyle’s fourth 10+ tackle game of the year and the eighth of his career. • Junior LB Matt Jones tied for the team lead with a season-high 10 tackles.
• It was Jones’ second career 10+ tackle effort.
• Sophomore QB Blake Shapen threw two TDs and for 188 yards.
• Shapen threw his 17th and 18th TDs of the year and has 23 in his career. • Freshman CB Tevin Williams III made his first career start.
• Williams finished with a career-high five tackles, including his first career tackle for a loss.
• Sophomore WR Hal Presley caught his fourth TD of the year.
• Senior WR Gavin Holmes caught his fourth TD of the year and the seventh of his career.
• Junior DL Gabe Hall blocked a PAT, the first PAT blocked for the Bears since 2020 vs. Texas Tech. • Freshman WR Josh Cameron had three catches for 56 yards.
• Junior WR Jaylen Ellis had a career-long 57-yard catch.
• Junior LB Garmon Randolph recorded four tackles, including his seventh tackle for a loss on the year and the 10th of his career.
• Freshman LB Jackie Marshall had his second tackle for a loss on the year.
• Sophomore CB A.J. McCarty recorded his first career tackle for a loss.
• Freshman RB Richard Reese rushed eight times for 10 yards, giving him 972 rushing yards on the year, the top mark for a freshman in program history.
*Senior DL Chidi Ogbonnaya played in his 59th career game, ranking second in program history.
• Jacob Gall played in his 59th career game over two institutions, Buffalo and Baylor.
TEAM NOTES
• Baylor is 6-7 and Air Force is 10-3.
• The Bears had won the first three meetings in the series with Air Force. • The Bears advanced to their 11th bowl game in the last 13 years.
• Baylor is 14-13 all-time in bowl games.
• Baylor is 1-1 in bowl games under Coach Dave Aranda.
• Baylor captains: Dillon Doyle, Connor Galvin, Cole Maxwell, Craig Williams.
• Baylor is 20-16 under Aranda.
• Baylor was 3-for-6 on fourth down and lead he nation in fourth-down conversions (30).
• Thursday’s game was the coldest game in recorded Baylor history (data available back to 2011), kicking off at 13 degrees, far eclipsing the previous mark of 24 degrees of a
game vs. Texas on Dec. 7, 2013 in Waco.
• Baylor’s Gabe Hall blocked a PAT, the first block of a PAT for the Bears since Josh Landry blocked a PAT vs. Texas Tech in 2020.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• Senior John Mayers was 2-for-2 on PATs.
• Mayers has 223 career points, third in program history.
• Mayers has made 34 of 45 field goals in his career.
• Mayers is 121 of 123 in his career in PATs, ranking third in PATs made and attempted.
• Mayers ranks eighth in program history in field-goal attempts.
• Mayers has made 98.4 percent of his PATs, ranking sixth in program history.
• Mayers has made 75.6 percent of his field-goal attempts, ranking tops in program history.
• Senior Issac Power had a 50-yard punt and one downed inside the 20-yard line. • Power punted 216 times in his career, ranking fifth in program history.
• Power punted for 9,000 yards in his career, ranking fifth in program history.
• Power averaged 41.67 yards per punt, the ninth-best total in program annals.
• Power had 43 career punts for 50+ yards, the fifth-most in school history.
• Baylor senior OL Connor Galvin made his team-leading 50th-career start and made his team-high 39th-straight start, playing in his 50th career game.
• Galvin ranks first place in Baylor history with 50 career starts.
• Senior LB Dillon Doyle was named Lockheed Martin Armed Forces MVP for Baylor after going for 10 tackles.
• It marked Doyle’s fourth 10+ tackle game of the year and the eighth of his career. • Junior LB Matt Jones tied for the team lead with a season-high 10 tackles.
• It was Jones’ second career 10+ tackle effort.
• Sophomore QB Blake Shapen threw two TDs and for 188 yards.
• Shapen threw his 17th and 18th TDs of the year and has 23 in his career. • Freshman CB Tevin Williams III made his first career start.
• Williams finished with a career-high five tackles, including his first career tackle for a loss.
• Sophomore WR Hal Presley caught his fourth TD of the year.
• Senior WR Gavin Holmes caught his fourth TD of the year and the seventh of his career.
• Junior DL Gabe Hall blocked a PAT, the first PAT blocked for the Bears since 2020 vs. Texas Tech. • Freshman WR Josh Cameron had three catches for 56 yards.
• Junior WR Jaylen Ellis had a career-long 57-yard catch.
• Junior LB Garmon Randolph recorded four tackles, including his seventh tackle for a loss on the year and the 10th of his career.
• Freshman LB Jackie Marshall had his second tackle for a loss on the year.
• Sophomore CB A.J. McCarty recorded his first career tackle for a loss.
• Freshman RB Richard Reese rushed eight times for 10 yards, giving him 972 rushing yards on the year, the top mark for a freshman in program history.
*Senior DL Chidi Ogbonnaya played in his 59th career game, ranking second in program history.
• Jacob Gall played in his 59th career game over two institutions, Buffalo and Baylor.
