1989 Baylor Bears football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SWC)
Headcoach
- Grant Teaff (18th season)
OffensivecoordinatorF.A. Dry (6th season)
| 1989 Baylor Bears football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (4–4 SWC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | F.A. Dry (6th season) |
| Offensive scheme | I formation |
| Defensive coordinator | Pete Fredenburg (7th season) |
| Base defense | 4–4 |
| Home stadium | Floyd Casey Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | at No. 8 Oklahoma* | L 7–33 | 74,600 | [1] | ||
| September 16 | at Georgia* | WTBS | L 3–15 | 82,007 | [2] | |
| September 23 | Kansas* | W 46–3 | 26,765 | [3] | ||
| September 30 | Texas Tech |
| Raycom | W 29–15 | 38,785 | [4] |
| October 7 | at No. 12 Houston | L 10–66 | 31,433 | [5] | ||
| October 14 | at SMU | Raycom | W 49–3 | 21,434 | [6] | |
| October 21 | No. 23 Texas A&M |
| L 11–14 | 45,565 | [7] | |
| October 28 | TCU |
| Raycom | W 27–9 | 35,713 | [8] |
| November 11 | at No. 10 Arkansas | ESPN | L 10–19 | 51,352 | [9] | |
| November 18 | Rice |
| L 3–6 | 22,133 | [10] | |
| November 25 | at Texas | W 50–7 | 49,081 | [11] | ||
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Game summaries
At Texas
Baylor Bears (4–6) at Texas Longhorns (5–4)
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 |
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| Baylor | Passing | ||
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| 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 |
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Roster
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Special teams
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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 |
