Baylor routs Prairie View A&M 44-3
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Baylor routed Prairie View A&M 44-3. Share this game
We had Baylor favored. It won.
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How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave Baylor an 88% chance, and the closing betting line (Baylor was a 37.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.
Baylor led by 14 after the first quarter and by 31 at the half.
Baylor 44-3 Prairie View A&M
Baylor wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.Prairie View A&M 3-44 BaylorPrairie View A&M lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (Baylor -37.5), at 99% for Baylor (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores.Watch the plays
The bar and the arrow show Baylor’s chance to win after each play; the logo is the team the play helped.
- Q1, 4:22Knighten 5-yd TD runBaylor goes ahead 10-3Q1, 4:22 · Baylor 10, Prairie View A&M 310-3score after the play10-3score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
- Q1, 0:59Bennett 33-yd TD pass to McGowanBaylor leads 17-3Q1, 0:59 · Baylor 17, Prairie View A&M 317-3score after the play17-3score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
- Q2, 13:51Bennett 22-yd TD pass to MillerBaylor leads 24-3Q2, 13:51 · Baylor 24, Prairie View A&M 324-3score after the play24-3score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
- Q2, 12:55Bennett 17-yd TD runQ2, 12:55 · Baylor 31, Prairie View A&M 331-3score after the play31-3score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
- Q2, 10:01Bennett intercepted by Davis at the Baylor 47Q2, 10:01 · Baylor 31, Prairie View A&M 331-3score after the play31-3score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
- Q3, 7:53Bennett intercepted by Williams at the Baylor 45, returned 23 yardspersonal foul on PvamuQ3, 7:53 · Baylor 34, Prairie View A&M 334-3score after the play34-3score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
- Q3, 1:39McGowan 13-yd TD runBaylor leads 41-3Q3, 1:39 · Baylor 41, Prairie View A&M 341-3score after the play41-3score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
- Q3, 1:37Carter 11-yd runfumblesQ3, 1:37 · Baylor 41, Prairie View A&M 341-3score after the play41-3score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
- Q4, 14:55Carter sacked for a 3-yd lossQ4, 14:55 · Baylor 41, Prairie View A&M 341-3score after the play41-3score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
- Q4, 4:43Griffin intercepted by McKinley at the PVAMU39returned 17 yardsQ4, 4:43 · Baylor 44, Prairie View A&M 344-3score after the play44-3score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
Every drive
Baylor scored on 5 of its 11 drives; Prairie View A&M on 1 of its 16.
Baylor’s drives are teal, Prairie View A&M’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
Box score
Baylor 44, Prairie View A&M 3
Baylor covered −37.5 by 3.5. The total, 47, stayed under 55.5.
| Team totals | Prairie View A&M | Baylor |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 110 | 552 |
| Passing | 14 of 27, 74 yds | 25 of 42, 320 yds |
| Rushing | 25 for 36 yds | 42 for 232 yds |
| First downs | 7 | 32 |
| Third down | 4 of 16 | 8 of 14 |
| Fourth down | 0 of 0 | 2 of 2 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Penalties | 10 for 87 yds | 9 for 85 yds |
| Time of possession | 25:38 | 34:22 |
Prairie View A&M leaders
- Passing Tevin Carter 14 of 25, 74 yds
- Rushing Zayvion Turner-Knox 4 for 12 yds; Tevin Carter 7 for 9 yds
- Receiving Ky'Yon Harris 3 for 38 yds; Rodny Ojo 1 for 10 yds
Baylor leaders
- Passing Nate Bennett 23 of 35, 301 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
- Rushing Dawson Pendergrass 15 for 69 yds; Caden Knighten 12 for 66 yds, 1 TD
- Receiving Gavin Freeman 10 for 104 yds; Jayden McGowan 3 for 67 yds, 1 TD
Feels like 91° to 102° through the game
97° at kickoff · feels like 91° to 102° · no rain recorded
A feels-like 102° is hotter than the peak in 99% of games since 2018.
Each gray tick is one game. The black line is the typical game.
September game-day temperatures at McLane Stadium
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Where this weather comes from
Measured at Waco airport, 6.0 miles away, and Waco airport, 7.8 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last two games
Prairie View A&M · 1-1
Rated 104th in our preseason ratings, 109th now.
1-1 in its last two — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
W 52-14 vs Texas Southern #205 of 668
won by 38 as a 10.5-point favorite
L 30-49 @ Tarleton State #94 of 668
lost by 19 as a 19.5-point underdog
Last three games · 2025 season
Baylor · 5-7
Rated 33rd in our preseason ratings, 36th now.
Three straight losses.
L 24-31 vs HoustonTop 25 #62 of 667
lost by 7 as a 2.5-point favorite
L 17-41 @ ArizonaTop 25 #41 of 667
lost by 24 as a 6.5-point underdog
L 28-55 vs UtahTop 25 #10 of 667
lost by 27 as a 9.5-point underdog
W 30-3 vs UCF #54 of 667
won by 27 as a 3.5-point favorite
L 20-41 @ CincinnatiTop 25 #33 of 667
lost by 21 as a 3.5-point underdog
L 36-42 @ TCUTop 25 #31 of 667
lost by 6 as a 3.5-point underdog
W 35-34 vs Kansas StateTop 25 #50 of 667
won by 1 as a 4.5-point favorite
W 45-27 @ Oklahoma State #102 of 667
won by 18 as a 21.5-point favorite
L 24-27 vs Arizona StateTop 25 #34 of 667
lost by 3 as a 1.5-point favorite
W 42-7 vs Samford #191 of 667
won by 35 as a 52.5-point favorite
W 48-45 @ SMUTop 25 #24 of 667
won by 3 as a 2.5-point underdog
L 24-38 vs AuburnTop 25 #14 of 667
lost by 14 as a 1.5-point favorite
Week by week
Baylor
- Wk 1Lat Auburn16-17
Prairie View A&M
- Wk 1Lat Tarleton State30-49
- Wk 1Wvs Texas Southern52-14
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Baylor’s chances here.
Baylor favored by 37.5 · Total 55.5
How games like this usually go
Baylor by 37.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.
The market
The total fell 1 point.
Total: 56.5 → 55.5
Home field
Baylor has had no measurable home edge since 2018 — +0.9 points (±3.9), home against road — 5th percentile of FBS.
55% at home, 48% on the road against FBS opponents (26-21 home, 20-22 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -4.8 at home vs. away over 97 games — inside the ±5.9 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that. The visitors travel about 121 miles to get here.