1989 Baylor Bears football team

1989 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach	Grant Teaff (18th season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Pete Fredenburg (7th season)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Floyd Casey Stadium

1989 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	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*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 7–33	74,600
September 16	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	WTBS	L 3–15	82,007	[1]
September 23	Kansas*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		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	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		L 10–66	31,433
October 14	at SMU	Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX	Raycom	W 49–3	21,434
October 21	No. 23 Texas A&M	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)		L 11–14	45,565
October 28	TCU	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 27–9	35,713
November 11	at No. 10 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ESPN	L 10–19	51,352
November 18	Rice	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 3–6	22,133
November 25	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 50–7	49,081
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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 Grant Teaff Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BU UT 1 11:20 Baylor 50-yard field goal by Jeff Ireland 3 0 1 9:36 Baylor Interception returned 20 yards for touchdown by Robert Blackmon, Jeff Ireland kick good 10 0 2 11:42 Baylor Interception returned 35 yards for touchdown by Robert Blackmon, Jeff Ireland kick good 17 0 3 13:23 Baylor Eldwin Raphel 6-yard touchdown run, Jeff Ireland kick no good 23 0 3 8:29 Baylor David Mims 8-yard touchdown run, Jeff Ireland kick good 30 0 3 4:12 Baylor 24-yard field goal by Jeff Ireland 33 0 3 2:18 Baylor 47-yard field goal by Jeff Ireland 36 0 3 1:11 Baylor Anthony Ray 2-yard touchdown run, Jeff Ireland kick good 43 0 4 13:06 Texas Adrian Walker 1-yard touchdown run, Wayne Clements kick good 43 7 4 4:51 Baylor Mike McKenzie 33-yard touchdown reception from Ricky Vestal, Jeff Ireland kick good 50 7 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 50 7

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.