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Jaden Craig throws 2 TDs as TCU beats Baylor 17-6 to end the Bears' 4-game winning streak

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Hawkins, S. (2026, October 18). Jaden Craig throws 2 TDs as TCU beats Baylor 17-6 to end the Bears' 4-game winning streak. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/jaden-craig-throws-2-tds-as-tcu-beats-baylor-17-6-to-end-the-bears-4-game-winning-streak/article_efb0e75f-cd39-5799-b4f2-5bf6e175b275.html

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Jaden Craig threw for 294 yards and two touchdowns as TCU defeated Baylor 17-6 on Saturday night, ending Baylor’s four-game winning streak. Craig’s key plays included a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ed Small early in the first quarter and back-to-back scores in the third quarter: an 8-yard touchdown pass to Ka’Morreun Pimpton after a 67-yard catch-and-run by Jordan Dwyer. Baylor quarterback DJ Lagway completed only 22 of his 53 passes for 256 yards with one interception, and Rhett Armstrong kicked two field goals for the Bears' six points.

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As of October 18, 2026, Jaden Craig led TCU to a 17-6 victory over Baylor in Waco, Texas. Craig threw for 294 yards with two touchdowns, ending Baylor's four-game winning streak. This was TCU’s highest-scoring game against a Power Four opponent that season. Baylor, despite having not allowed more than 19 points in any game during the season, saw their win streak snapped. The game marked TCU's fourth victory of the season and third Big 12 conference win, improving their record to 3-3 overall and 1-2 in the Big 12. DJ Lagway of Baylor completed only 22 of his 53 passes for 256 yards with an interception, contributing to TCU’s defensive success which kept all opponents to 21 points or fewer that season.

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WACO, Texas (AP) — Jaden Craig threw for 294 yards with two touchdowns and TCU beat instate Big 12 rival Baylor 17-6 on Saturday night in the Horned Frogs’ highest-scoring game against a Power Four opponent this season.

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2026-10-18 · Toronto Star

Jaden Craig throws 2 TDs as TCU beats Baylor 17-6 to end the Bears' 4-game winning streak · assertive framing

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TCU → throw → opponent

Baylor (4-2, 2-1 Big 12) still hasn’t allowed more than 19 points in a game this season, but had its four-game winning streak snapped. asserted

streak → allow → game

Craig, who finished 21-of-36 passing, put the Horned Frogs (3-3, 1-2) ahead to stay on a 25-yard TD pass to Ed Small with 6:14 left in the first quarter. asserted

6:14 → finish → quarter

Then in the first minute of the second half, Craig hit Jordan Dwyer for a 67-yard catch-and-run, and on the next snap threw an 8-yard TD to Ka’Morreun Pimpton for a 14-6 lead. asserted

Craig → hit → lead

Dwyer had six catches for 150 yards, and Small had seven for 91 yards. asserted

Small → have → yards

TCU has held all of its opponents to 21 points or less, but had lost all three of its previous games against P4 opponents in one-score games when scoring a total of 33 points (11 per game). asserted

TCU → hold → game

Baylor quarterback DJ Lagway completed only 22 of 53 passes for 256 yards with an interception. asserted

Lagway → complete → interception

The Bears finished with a season-low 310 total yards (337), just two weeks after Lagway threw four TDs and they had 564 total yards in a 55-19 win at Arizona State before an open date. asserted

they → finish → date

After Small’s TD catch put TCU ahead, Baylor had field goal attempts on its next three drives, all that lasted at least 12 plays. asserted

that → put → drives

Rhett Armstrong was wide right on a 47-yard attempt before making kicks of 39 and 32 yards for the only Baylor points. asserted

Armstrong → make → points

Baylor safety Micah Gifford forced a fumble at the end of Small’s 31-yard catch to midfield, though the Frogs recovered. asserted

Frogs → force → midfield

But on the next play, Gifford got an interception when Craig threw while going backward and under pressure after taking a pitchback on a trick play. asserted

Craig → get → play

Three plays later, Bears freshman Ryelan Morris fumbled when defensive back Kylin Jackson stripped the ball out of his hands while going down. asserted

Jackson → fumble → hands

The takeaway TCU: A much needed win for coach Sonny Dykes and the Horned Frogs, who had lost their first two Big 12 games for the first time since 2013. Baylor: asserted

who → need → 2013

The four-game winning streak had certainly taken heat off embattled seventh-year coach Dave Aranda, but he is still just 40-39 overall. asserted

he → take → Aranda

The Bears have six games left, but that includes a closing three-game stretch at No. 8 BYU and No. 20 Houston with their home finale against No. 10 Texas Tech between that. asserted

that → have → that

Baylor plays at Kansas (2-4, 0-3) next Saturday. asserted

Baylor → play → Kansas