# 1989 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1989 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the season with a 5–6 record.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Colorado* | | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | ESPN | L 6–27 | 47,269 |
| September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at SMU | | Ownby StadiumDallas, TX | Raycom | W 45–13 | 27,773 |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Penn State* | | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | HSE | L 10–16 | 75,232 |
| October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Rice | | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | | W 31–30 | 57,038 |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 15 Oklahoma* | | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | Prime | W 28–24 | 75,587 |
| October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Arkansas | No. 24 | Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR (rivalry) | Raycom | W 24–20 | 53,818 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 22 | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | HSE | L 17–24 | 81,826 |
| November 11 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Houston | | Houston AstrodomeHouston, TX | HSE | L 9–47 | 45,586 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | TCU | | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | Raycom | W 31–17 | 50,882 |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Baylor | | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | | L 7–50 | 49,081 |
| December 2 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Texas A&M | | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (rivalry) | ESPN | L 10–21 | 76,803 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### vs Oklahoma

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Texas | 15 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
* Date: October 14, 1989
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)
* Game attendance: 75,587
* Referee: George Hayward
* TV: PSN
* Box Score, Box Score
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma | Passing | | |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Mike Gaddis | 14 Rush, 130 Yds, TD |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | | |
| Texas | Passing | Peter Gardere | 15/23, 144 Yds, 2 TD, INT |
| Texas | Rushing | Adrian Walker | 16 Rush, 71 Yds |
| Texas | Receiving | Johnny Walker | 5 Rec, 62 Yds, TD |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | OU | UT |
| 1 | 10:02 | 11 | 80 | 4:58 | Texas | Tony Jones 7-yard touchdown reception from Peter Gardere, Wayne Clements kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 8:22 | 3 | 71 | 1:40 | Oklahoma | Mike Gaddis 62-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | 1:56 | | | | Texas | Fumble recovery returned 44 yards for touchdown by Mical Padgett, 2-point pass good | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | 9:39 | 4 | -13 | 1:07 | Texas | 42-yard field goal by Wayne Clements | 7 | 18 |
| 2 | 1:16 | 7 | 31 | 2:49 | Texas | 49-yard field goal by Wayne Clements | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | 6:20 | 9 | 83 | 2:22 | Oklahoma | Artie Guess 41-yard touchdown reception from Tink Collins, R.D. Lashar kick good | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | 11:44 | 5 | 50 | 2:08 | Oklahoma | 44-yard field goal by R.D. Lashar | 17 | 21 |
| 4 | 3:42 | 8 | 51 | 3:10 | Oklahoma | Ike Lewis 1-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good | 24 | 21 |
| 4 | 1:33 | 7 | 66 | 2:09 | Texas | Johnny Walker 25-yard touchdown reception from Peter Gardere, Wayne Clements kick good | 24 | 28 |
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### At Arkansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| Arkansas | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
at Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas
* Date: October 21, 1989
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 53,818
* Referee: Frank Sheppard
* TV: Raycom
* Box Score
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas | Passing | Peter Gardere | 16/20, 247 Yds, TD |
| Texas | Rushing | Chris Samuels | 12 Rush, 55 Yds |
| Texas | Receiving | Tony Jones | 4 Rec, 114 Yds, TD |
| Arkansas | Passing | | |
| Arkansas | Rushing | | |
| Arkansas | Receiving | | |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | UT | AU |
| 1 | 9:52 | 10 | 63 | 5:00 | Texas | 34-yard field goal by Wayne Clements | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | 0:21 | 1 | 6 | 0:03 | Arkansas | E.D. Jackson 6-yard touchdown run, Todd Wright kick good | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 11:50 | 1 | 61 | 0:09 | Texas | Tony Jones 61-yard touchdown reception from Peter Gardere, Wayne Clements kick good | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | 8:21 | 7 | 80 | 3:29 | Arkansas | Billy Winston 9-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Grovey, Todd Wright kick good | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | 3:03 | 11 | 74 | 5:18 | Texas | 24-yard field goal by Wayne Clements | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | 8:24 | 14 | 80 | 6:25 | Texas | Winfred Tubbs 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point run good | 21 | 14 |
| 3 | 13:24 | 9 | 36 | 3:53 | Texas | 42-yard field goal by Wayne Clements | 24 | 14 |
| 3 | 0:14 | 12 | 80 | 4:50 | Arkansas | Barry Foster 10-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed | 24 | 20 |
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### Baylor

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Baylor | 10 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 50 |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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 | | |
| Baylor | Rushing | | |
| Baylor | Receiving | | |
| Texas | Passing | Donovan Forbes | 7/11, 86 Yds, 2 INT |
| Texas | Rushing | Adrian Walker | 26 Rush, 65 Yds, TD |
| Texas | Receiving | Kerry Cash | 4 Rec, 56 Yds |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | 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. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 50 | 7 |