Bill Text: TX HR160 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Baylor University football team for its outstanding 2014-2015 season.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-20 - Reported enrolled [HR160 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR160-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 160 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Baylor University football team achieved great | ||
| success during the 2014-2015 season, becoming back to back Big 12 | ||
| Conference Champions and reaching the Cotton Bowl for the first | ||
| time since 1981; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Playing their first season in the newly christened | ||
| McLane Stadium in Waco, Baylor began the year by soundly defeating | ||
| Southern Methodist University in the season opener; the Bears | ||
| followed that performance with dominating victories over their next | ||
| four opponents, setting the stage for a much-anticipated matchup | ||
| with the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs; in that contest, | ||
| Baylor fought back from a 21-point fourth quarter deficit to win | ||
| 61-58 on a last-second field goal by kicker Chris Callahan; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Bears rebounded from a midseason loss to West | ||
| Virginia with a five-game winning streak, closing out the regular | ||
| season with a 38-27 victory over the No. 9-ranked Kansas State | ||
| team; that triumph secured a share of the Big 12 Conference | ||
| championship, and although Baylor was disappointed to not be one of | ||
| the four teams selected for the inaugural College Football Playoff, | ||
| they earned a berth to play in the Cotton Bowl for just the third | ||
| time in the program's long history; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Head coach Art Briles and his coaching staff helped | ||
| lead Baylor to an exemplary 11-2 overall record, which marked the | ||
| second consecutive season that the team compiled 10 wins or more; | ||
| moreover, the Bears finished the year ranked in the top 10 in each | ||
| of college football's major polls; the Bears' high-powered attack | ||
| led the nation in total offense with over 580 yards per game and in | ||
| total scoring with more than 48 points per game; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to the team's accomplishments, several | ||
| Baylor players were selected to the 2014 All-Big 12 Team, including | ||
| running back Shock Linwood, offensive lineman Spencer Drango, | ||
| defensive linemen Andrew Billings and Shawn Oakman, quarterback | ||
| Bryce Petty, wide receiver Corey Coleman, linebacker Bryce Hager, | ||
| and punter Spencer Roth; and | ||
| WHEREAS, All season long, the Bears excelled by dedicating | ||
| themselves to a team-oriented approach to the game, and it is indeed | ||
| appropriate to honor all those who contributed to Baylor's success; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Baylor University football | ||
| team for its outstanding 2014-2015 season and extend sincere best | ||
| wishes to the team's players, coaches, and staff for continued | ||
| achievement; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Sanford | ||
| Leach | ||
| Phillips | ||
| Davis of Harris | ||
| Hughes | ||
| Kacal | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 160 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
