American college football season
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 7–3374,600
September 16 at Georgia * WTBS L 3–1582,007 [ 1]
September 23 Kansas * W 46–326,765
September 30 Texas Tech Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry ) Raycom W 29–1538,785
October 7 at No. 12 Houston L 10–6631,433
October 14 at SMU Raycom W 49–321,434
October 21 No. 23 Texas A&M L 11–1445,565
October 28 TCU Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry ) Raycom W 27–935,713
November 11 at No. 10 Arkansas ESPN L 10–1951,352
November 18 Rice Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX L 3–622,133
November 25 at Texas W 50–749,081
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Personnel
1989 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
S
Robert Blackmon
Special teams
Head coach
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)
at Texas Memorial Stadium , Austin, Texas
Date : November 25, 1989Game time : 12:00 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)Game attendance : 49,081Referee : Joe ThomasTV : NoneBox 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
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