 The rest of the season was sprinkled with some positives, including a close loss vs #3 Oklahoma (49-41) and a 2 point loss to #23 West Virginia (38-36).In 2018 Coach Rhule led the Baylor Bears to one of the nations biggest 1 year turnaround seasons, going from 1 win to 7 wins after a thrilling Texas Bowl victory over Vanderbilt (45-38).Baylor finished the year with a 7-6 record but was close to having a very good season as 4 losses came on the road to top 20 competition (#6, #9, #13, #20).