1989 Baylor Bears football team
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 |
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September 9 | at No. 8 Oklahoma* | | | L 7–33 | 74,600 | |
September 16 | at Georgia* | | WTBS | L 3–15 | 82,007 | [1] |
September 23 | Kansas* | | | W 46–3 | 26,765 | |
September 30 | Texas Tech | - Floyd Casey Stadium
- Waco, TX (rivalry)
| Raycom | W 29–15 | 38,785 | |
October 7 | at No. 12 Houston | | | L 10–66 | 31,433 | |
October 14 | at SMU | | Raycom | W 49–3 | 21,434 | |
October 21 | No. 23 Texas A&M | | | L 11–14 | 45,565 | |
October 28 | TCU | - Floyd Casey Stadium
- Waco, TX (rivalry)
| Raycom | W 27–9 | 35,713 | |
November 11 | at No. 10 Arkansas | | ESPN | L 10–19 | 51,352 | |
November 18 | Rice | - Floyd Casey Stadium
- Waco, TX
| | L 3–6 | 22,133 | |
November 25 | at Texas | | | W 50–7 | 49,081 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1989 Baylor Bears football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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S
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Robert Blackmon
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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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
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Texas
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Passing |
Donovan Forbes |
7/11, 86 Yds, 2 INT
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Rushing |
Adrian Walker |
26 Rush, 65 Yds, TD
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Receiving |
Kerry Cash |
4 Rec, 56 Yds
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Scoring summary
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Quarter
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Time
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Drive
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Team
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Scoring information
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Score
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Plays
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Yards
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TOP
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BU
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UT
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1
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11:20
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Baylor
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50-yard field goal by Jeff Ireland
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3
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0
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1
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9:36
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Baylor
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Interception returned 20 yards for touchdown by Robert Blackmon, Jeff Ireland kick good
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10
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0
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2
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11:42
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Baylor
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Interception returned 35 yards for touchdown by Robert Blackmon, Jeff Ireland kick good
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17
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0
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3
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13:23
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Baylor
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Eldwin Raphel 6-yard touchdown run, Jeff Ireland kick no good
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23
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0
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3
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8:29
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Baylor
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David Mims 8-yard touchdown run, Jeff Ireland kick good
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30
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0
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3
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4:12
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Baylor
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24-yard field goal by Jeff Ireland
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33
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0
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3
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2:18
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Baylor
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47-yard field goal by Jeff Ireland
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36
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0
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3
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1:11
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Baylor
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Anthony Ray 2-yard touchdown run, Jeff Ireland kick good
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43
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0
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4
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13:06
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Texas
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Adrian Walker 1-yard touchdown run, Wayne Clements kick good
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43
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7
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4
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4:51
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Baylor
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Mike McKenzie 33-yard touchdown reception from Ricky Vestal, Jeff Ireland kick good
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50
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7
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
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50
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7
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Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[2]
Player |
Position |
Round |
Pick |
Franchise
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James Francis |
Linebacker |
1 |
12 |
Cincinnati Bengals
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Robert Blackmon |
Defensive back |
2 |
34 |
Seattle Seahawks
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