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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
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorPete Fredenburg (7th season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumFloyd 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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9at No. 8 Oklahoma*
L 7–3374,600
September 16at Georgia*
WTBSL 3–1582,007[1]
September 23Kansas*
W 46–326,765
September 30Texas Tech
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX (rivalry)
RaycomW 29–1538,785
October 7at No. 12 Houston
L 10–6631,433
October 14at SMU
RaycomW 49–321,434
October 21No. 23 Texas A&M
L 11–1445,565
October 28TCU 
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX (rivalry)
RaycomW 27–935,713
November 11at No. 10 Arkansas
ESPNL 10–1951,352
November 18Rice
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 3–622,133
November 25at Texas
W 50–749,081
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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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
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries

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At Texas

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Baylor Bears (4–6) at Texas Longhorns (5–4)
Quarter 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
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

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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

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  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.


 

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