1989 Baylor Bears football team

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American college football season

1989 Baylor Bears football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record 5–6 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme I formation
Defensive coordinator Pete Fredenburg (7th season)
Base defense 4–4
Home stadium Floyd Casey Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Arkansas $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Texas A&M 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 14 Houston 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Texas Tech 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Baylor 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Texas 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
TCU 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rice 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
SMU 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season fourth in the Southwest Conference. In the season’s final game, Baylor defeated Texas by the score of 50 to 7. It was Baylor’s seventh victory in Austin and the first there since 1951.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source
September 9 at No. 8 Oklahoma* L 7–33 74,600
September 16 at Georgia* WTBS L 3–15 82,007 [1]
September 23 Kansas* W 46–3 26,765
September 30 Texas Tech
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX (rivalry)
Raycom W 29–15 38,785
October 7 at No. 12 Houston L 10–66 31,433
October 14 at SMU Raycom W 49–3 21,434
October 21 No. 23 Texas A&M
L 11–14 45,565
October 28 TCUdagger
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX (rivalry)
Raycom W 27–9 35,713
November 11 at No. 10 Arkansas ESPN L 10–19 51,352
November 18 Rice
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 3–6 22,133
November 25 at Texas W 50–7 49,081
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1989 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense

Pos. # Name Class
TE Mike McKenzie
RB David Mims
RB Eldwin Raphel
RB Anthony Ray
QB Ricky Vestal
Defense

Pos. # Name Class
S Robert Blackmon
Special teams

Pos. # Name Class
K Jeff Ireland
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

At Texas

Baylor Bears (4–6) at Texas Longhorns (5–4)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Baylor 10 7 26 7 50
Texas 0 0 0 7 7

at Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

  • Date: November 25, 1989
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 49,081
  • Referee: Joe Thomas
  • TV: None
  • Box Score
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Passing Donovan Forbes 7/11, 86 Yds, 2 INT
Rushing Adrian Walker 26 Rush, 65 Yds, TD
Receiving Kerry Cash 4 Rec, 56 Yds

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[2]

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
James Francis Linebacker 1 12 Cincinnati Bengals
Robert Blackmon Defensive back 2 34 Seattle Seahawks

References

  1. ^ «Georgia throws Baylor for loss». Austin American-Statesman. September 17, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ «1990 NFL Draft Listing — Pro-Football-Reference.com». Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.