1989 Baylor Bears football team

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.

1989 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFloyd Casey Stadium
1989 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Arkansas $ 7 1 010 2 0
No. 20 Texas A&M 6 2 08 4 0
No. 14 Houston 6 2 09 2 0
No. 19 Texas Tech 5 3 09 3 0
Baylor 4 4 05 6 0
Texas 4 4 05 6 0
TCU 2 6 04 7 0
Rice 2 6 02 8 1
SMU 0 8 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 9at No. 8 Oklahoma*L 7–3374,600
September 16at Georgia*WTBSL 3–1582,007
September 23Kansas*W 46–326,765
September 30Texas Tech
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, Texas (rivalry)
RaycomW 29–1538,785
October 7at No. 12 HoustonL 10–6631,433
October 14at SMURaycomW 49–321,434
October 21No. 23 Texas A&M
L 11–1445,565
October 28TCUdagger
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, Texas (rivalry)
RaycomW 27–935,713
November 11at No. 10 ArkansasESPNL 10–1951,352
November 18Rice
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
L 3–622,133
November 25at TexasW 50–749,081
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1989 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE Mike McKenzie
RB David Mims
RB Eldwin Raphel
RB Anthony Ray
QB Ricky Vestal
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S Robert Blackmon
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Jeff Ireland
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    Season summary

    At Texas

    Baylor Bears (4–6) at Texas Longhorns (5–4)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Baylor 10 7 26750
    Texas 0 0 077

    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
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    Baylor Passing
    Rushing
    Receiving
    Texas PassingDonovan Forbes7/11, 86 Yds, 2 INT
    RushingAdrian Walker26 Rush, 65 Yds, TD
    ReceivingKerry Cash4 Rec, 56 Yds

    Team players drafted into the NFL

    The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[1]

    PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
    James FrancisLinebacker112Cincinnati Bengals
    Robert BlackmonDefensive back234Seattle Seahawks

    References


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