1989 Baylor Bears football team

1989 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorF.A. Dry (6th season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorPete Fredenburg (7th season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumFloyd Casey Stadium
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
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 Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Grant Teaff, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the SWC. The team played home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas.

In the season finale, 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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9at No. 8 Oklahoma*
L 7–3374,600[1]
September 16at Georgia*
WTBSL 3–1582,007[2]
September 23Kansas*
W 46–326,765[3]
September 30Texas Tech
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX (rivalry)
RaycomW 29–1538,785[4]
October 7at No. 12 Houston
L 10–6631,433[5]
October 14at SMU
RaycomW 49–321,434[6]
October 21No. 23 Texas A&M
L 11–1445,565[7]
October 28TCU
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX (rivalry)
RaycomW 27–935,713[8]
November 11at No. 10 Arkansas
ESPNL 10–1951,352[9]
November 18Rice
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 3–622,133[10]
November 25at Texas
W 50–749,081[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

At Texas

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

Roster

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

    Team players drafted into the NFL

    The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[12]

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

    References

    1. ^ "Sooners roll early to trounce Bears". Abilene Reporter-News. September 10, 1989. Retrieved June 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. ^ "Georgia throws Baylor for loss". Austin American-Statesman. September 17, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "Jayhawks get caught in 46–3 Baylor breeze". The Kansas City Star. September 24, 1989. Retrieved June 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Baylor gets its revenge, 29–15". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 1, 1989. Retrieved June 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Cougars overwhelm Bears 66–10". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 8, 1989. Retrieved June 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "Baylor smashes Mustangs, 49–3". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 15, 1989. Retrieved June 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Aggie stunner eliminates Baylor, 14–11". Longview News-Journal. October 22, 1989. Retrieved June 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Defense helps Baylor regain pride against TCU". Austin American-Statesman. October 29, 1989. Retrieved June 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Hogs slug Baylor with 'Wright' assist, 19–10". Tulsa World. November 12, 1989. Retrieved June 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "It doesn't get any worse than this". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 19, 1989. Retrieved June 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "The drought is over; Bears beat Texas in Austin, 50–7". Bryan-College Station Eagle. November 26, 1989. Retrieved June 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.
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