Scott Satterfield's first year as the coach of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats got even worse as the Bears of Baylor University outscored the home team 32-29, handing Cincinnati its fifth straight loss.
It was the first ever meeting of the two Big 12 rivals.
Baylor (3-4, 2-2) had its own problems but coach Dave Aranda's team moved back to the win column, its second win on the road against the former AAC members to join the lead. They defeated Central Florida on September 30.
Cincinnati (2-5, 0-4) held the lead in yards gained 336-323 going into the fourth quarter but managed just seven points on four trips inside the opponents 20. It is a problem that has haunted the Bearcats the entire season to date. Myles Montgomery fixed that with a one-yard run to pay dirt on the second play of the fourth quarter. It was his second touchdown of the contest.
The Bearcats gave themselves a chance when Deshawn Pace stopped Monaray Baldwin for a three-yard loss with Cincinnati needing a field goal to tie. They took possession on their own seven with 2:19 to play with three time outs.
Jones pass on a fourth and 11 into tight coverage was incomplete and the home team turned the ball over on downs for the third time in the game.
Isaiah Hankins opened the scoring for Baylor with a 54-yard field goal. The score was set up by a 41-yard punt return by Josh Cameron.
The Bearcats came back after Corey Kiner ran 14 yards to the Baylor eight, Emory Jones got half of the distance with a four-yard run on the last play of the first quarter. He completed the scoring drive by finding Xzavier Henderson in the Baylor end zone on the first play of the second quarter.
The play reversed the trend for Cincinnati, which has had trouble scoring from inside the 20 yard line this season.
The Bears came right down the field. Quarterback Blake Shapen marched three yards into end zone to cap a seven-play, 75-yard drive in 2:39.
Braden Smith fumbled the kickoff return into the arms of Byron Vaughns who returned it 10 yards for the score.
Hankins added a 43-yard field goal midway through the second quarter.
Myles Montgomery scampered 38 yards to finish a four-play, 75-yard drive in which Jones found Henderson on a short pass that turned into a 30-yard pick up.
Baylor opened the second half with a 75-yard drive. Shapen's quick toss to Jake Roberts finished the drive. The Bears two-point conversion pass was incomplete.
Hankins added his third field goal of the game, a 46-yarder to increase the Baylor lead to 15 at 29-14. He added his fourth field goal, a 43-yarder to increase the lead t0 32-21 with 7:01 left in the game.
Jones threw his second touchdown to Henderson from 29-yards out with 5:03 left. Jones completed the two-point conversion pass to former QB Evan Prater to bring the game within a field goal.
