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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 5–6 (4–4 SWC) |
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Home stadium | Floyd Casey Stadium |
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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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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.
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 |
| 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 |
| Raycom | W 27–9 | 35,713 | |
November 11 | at No. 10 Arkansas | ESPN | L 10–19 | 51,352 | ||
November 18 | Rice |
| L 3–6 | 22,133 | ||
November 25 | at Texas | W 50–7 | 49,081 | |||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Baylor | 10 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 50 |
Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
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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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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