# 1989 Baylor Bears football team

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 |
| September 9 | at No. 8 Oklahoma* | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | | L 7–33 | 74,600 |
| September 16 | at Georgia* | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA | WTBS | L 3–15 | 82,007 |
| September 23 | Kansas* | Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX | | W 46–3 | 26,765 |
| September 30 | Texas Tech | Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX (rivalry) | Raycom | W 29–15 | 38,785 |
| October 7 | at No. 12 Houston | Houston AstrodomeHouston, TX (rivalry) | | L 10–66 | 31,433 |
| October 14 | at SMU | Ownby StadiumDallas, TX | Raycom | W 49–3 | 21,434 |
| October 21 | No. 23 Texas A&M | Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX (Battle of the Brazos) | | L 11–14 | 45,565 |
| October 28 | TCU | Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX (rivalry) | Raycom | W 27–9 | 35,713 |
| November 11 | at No. 10 Arkansas | Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | ESPN | L 10–19 | 51,352 |
| November 18 | Rice | Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX | | L 3–6 | 22,133 |
| November 25 | at Texas | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | | W 50–7 | 49,081 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Texas

| 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 |
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## Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| James Francis | Linebacker | 1 | 12 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Robert Blackmon | Defensive back | 2 | 34 | Seattle Seahawks |