Bryson Washington's four-touchdown day led the Baylor Bears past the West Virginia Mountaineers 49-35 on Saturday night in Morgantown, W.Va.

The sophomore running back amassed 123 rushing yards and three touchdowns, including a 51-yard scoring burst in the second quarter He also had five catches for 59 yards, and his 22-yard touchdown in the first quarter tied the game at 7-7.

Sawyer Robertson threw for 329 yards and three touchdowns on 26-for-36 passing for Baylor (6-4, 4-3 Big 12).

Garrett Greene returned at quarterback in a big way for the Mountaineers after sustaining an upper-body injury in a loss to Kansas State on Oct. 19. Greene threw for 237 yards with two touchdowns and one interception, and piled up 129 yards more yards rushing with two more scores.

The interception came in the fourth quarter with West Virginia trailing 42-28. Baylor's Corey Gordon Jr. anticipated Greene's sideline pass and got one foot inbounds on the catch.

That turnover ended in another Baylor touchdown, putting the game out of reach with the Bears up three touchdowns.

The Bears cashed in that turnover on a 15-yard scoring run by Dawson Pendergrass for a three-touchdown lead.

In the third quarter, West Virginia wide receiver Traylon Ray was carted off the field with a leg injury.

The teams went back and forth throughout the second quarter, ending with each team scoring two touchdowns in the final 2:13. Washington's long run gave Baylor a 28-14 lead, but CJ Donaldson Jr. rushed 23 yards for a score with 1:47 left in the half.

Washington scored again, this time from 8 yards out, with 47 seconds left, but Greene ran 1-yards for a touchdown as time ran out in the half to get the Mountaineers back within seven at 35-28.

The teams combined for 673 yards in the first half and 55 total points. In contrast, neither team scored in the third quarter, although Baylor's Isaiah Hankins came up empty on a 55-yard field goal attempt.

--Field Level Media