Nate Swift became Nebraska's career leader in receptions while the Huskers contained quarterback Robert Griffin to beat Baylor 32-20 Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.

Swift broke Johnny Rodgers' record on the first of his two touchdowns. Swift, who had 121 yards in receptions, caught a career-high 11 passes to increase his four-year total to 147, four more than Rodgers, the 1972 Heisman Trophy winner who set the record in three years.

"Any time here in Nebraska when you're up on an all-time list it's a great feeling and a great honor," said Swift.

Receivers coach Ted Gilmore said the record is "precious," considering who had held it for 36 years. "Johnny Rodgers held that record for years and we know the talent he was," Gilmore said. "For Nate Swift to be up there and hold that record is huge for him and huge for our program right now."

Before catching the record pass he didn't know where he stood in his pursuit of Rodgers. "But that was definitely a fun one to catch it on, to catch that touchdown there."

Swift was swarmed by teammates after he reached the sideline, except for fellow fifth-year senior Todd Peterson. "He told me he wasn't going to congratulate me until the end of the game if we won," said Swift. "Thank God we won so he came up to me after the game and came through with that. It was pretty cool."

Joe Ganz's nine-yard pass to Swift late in the third quarter erased Baylor's 20-17 halftime lead and the two teamed up for a 53-yarder on the Huskers' next series to make it 30-20.

Baylor (3-5, 1-3) came in 2-47 in Big 12 road games, including losses in eight straight, but the Bears gave Nebraska (5-3, 2-2) a scare with Griffin, always a threat to break a long run. He finished with 121 yards rushing and he threw for 134.

The defense shut Griffin down after the freshman had gouged the Huskers for 99 yards rushing in the first quarter alone. Griffin netted just 22 yards on the ground from the second quarter on and Baylor was held scoreless the second half.

Ganz, 32-of-46 for 336 yards and three touchdowns, said the locker room was spirited at halftime. That was different than last season, when the Huskers crumbled under pressure and lost five straight under former coach Bill Callahan.

The Huskers won for the first time in 23 games after trailing at halftime, since the Frank Solich-coached 2003 team did it against Penn State.

"People were getting fired up, talking about how we're not going to let ourselves go into a fall again, like we had," Ganz said. "Everyone was real positive and the guys did a great job coming from behind."

The Huskers started their go-ahead 80-yard drive after Ben Parks missed a 19-yard field-goal attempt. Ganz scrambled and completed a 15-yard pass to Swift on third-and-10 before hitting him with the record-breaking touchdown pass on a short square-out on the left side of the end zone.

Baylor had its ensuing possession kept alive by a roughing-the-punter penalty, but Nebraska got the ball back when safety Larry Asante sacked Griffin on fourth-and-4 at the Nebraska 31.

Ganz, 32-of-46 for 336 yards and three touchdowns, found Swift on a deep fly pattern to make it a 10-point game. The Huskers were closing in on another touchdown when Quentin Castille fumbled at the Baylor two.

Baylor gave up a safety when Colton Koehler crashed through to tackle Jay Finley in the end zone. Finley finished with 88 yards for Baylor and Marlon Lucky with 83 for Nebraska.

Coach Bo Pelini said he didn't make a lot of defensive adjustments at half. "We just played better. We executed better. We did some bonehead things to start the game. We were missing tackles early and took some bad angles. We were our own worst enemy in that first half. But I liked the way the kids hung together."

"I didn't have to say much at halftime because they came together as a group and said they were going to win this football game and they took control of the situation."

The offense also found some rhythm after a wobbly first two quarters. "In the past, there may have been a letdown," said Shawn Watson, held over as offensive coordinator from the Callahan staff. "These kids have proven they will fight through adversity. That's what happens when a team comes together. You can feel it."

Baylor gave Nebraska its most competitive game in Lincoln since the Bears won a non-conference game 26-7 in 1956. Four of Nebraska's previous six home wins over Baylor had been by shutout. In six meetings as Big 12 opponents, Nebraska had outscored the Bears 277-69, scoring 48 or more points five times. All that was ancient history Saturday.

"Our guys are fighters and they've got a lot of belief," said Baylor coach Art Briles. "We felt like we were going to come up here and win the football game."

For a while, it looked as if the Bears could. "We thought we we were in a good position to get a chance to win the game at halftime and as a defense, if we don't let them score, then we win," said Baylor safety Jordan Lake.

"So it was pretty deflating to come out and let them come down like that and take the lead and continue to work their way down the field on us."

Baylor scored two quick touchdowns after Nebraska opened a 7-0 lead on Ganz's six-yard pass to Ryan Hill. The Bears picked up 15 yards on a personal foul by Cody Glenn for making a horse-collar tackle on Griffin and then Finley busted through the line for a 32-yard touchdown.

Griffin broke two long runs on the Bears' next series, starting with a 40-yarder on the first play and a 47-yarder around left end for the tiebreaking touchdown on fourth-and-one.

Nebraska was up 17-14 after Lucky's 18-yard run, but Griffin led the Bears 80 yards in six plays just before halftime. After a facemask penalty on Glenn, Griffin passed 35 and 16 yards to Ernest Smith before Jacoby Jones scored from the 1 for a 20-17 halftime lead.