Sawyer Robertson tossed three touchdown passes and Baylor benefited from its suffocating defense in a 30-3 victory over UCF on Saturday afternoon in Waco, Texas.
The Bears (5-4, 3-3 Big 12) put the exclamation point on their victory with their first touchdown since the opening quarter. Robertson escaped the pocket to avoid pressure before finding a diving Kole Wilson from 9 yards out with 6:04 left for the final score of the game.
Baylor got the ball on that drive off of an interception which was indicative of the day. The Bears defense forced three turnovers on downs, a missed field goal and two interceptions while allowing just 225 yards of total offense.
The three points Baylor allowed is tied for the least they’ve allowed in a conference game since 2006.
Robertson completed 29 of 40 passes for 267 yards and freshman Caden Knighten chipped in a career-high 104 yards on 21 carries.
UCF’s Tayven Jackson was facing constant pressure and went 18-for-33 for 151 yards and the two interceptions. Duane Thomas Jr. added eight receptions for 77 yards.
The only other second-half score was a 41-yard field goal from the Bears to push the lead to 23-3 with 4:28 left in the third.
Robertson came out firing on Baylor’s first drive as he completed six of his first seven passes, finishing the drive off with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Michael Trigg.
The Bears followed it up with another Robertson TD, this time a 2-yard throw to Josh Cameron to give Baylor a 14-0 lead less than 10 minutes into the game.
The Knights turned it over on downs at the Baylor 13, which the Bears turned into a Connor Hawkins 40-yard field goal and a 17-0 lead with 14:14 left in the half.
Hawkins missed his second attempt, but after another UCF turnover on downs he drilled a 28-yarder to make it 20-0 with 2:28 left.
The Knights finally got on the board with no time remaining in the half, turning a Robertson fumble into a 45-yard Noe Ruelas field goal to cut the score to 20-3; their lone score of the day.
This was UCF’s seventh straight road loss.
