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1989 Baylor

5–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Southwest Conference), coached by Grant Teaff.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1989, game by game: lost at No. 8 Oklahoma 7–33; lost at Georgia 3–15; won vs. Kansas 46–3; won vs. Texas Tech 29–15; lost at No. 12 Houston 10–66; won at SMU 49–3; lost vs. No. 23 Texas A&M 11–14; won vs. TCU 27–9; lost at No. 10 Arkansas 10–19; lost vs. Rice 3–6; won at Texas 50–7+46−56Lost 7–33 at No. 8 Oklahoma-26No. 8 OklahomaLost 3–15 at Georgia-12GeorgiaWon 46–3 vs. Kansas+43KansasWon 29–15 vs. Texas Tech+14Texas TechLost 10–66 at No. 12 Houston-56No. 12 HoustonWon 49–3 at SMU+46SMULost 11–14 vs. No. 23 Texas A&M-3No. 23 Texas A&MWon 27–9 vs. TCU+18TCULost 10–19 at No. 10 Arkansas-9No. 10 ArkansasLost 3–6 vs. Rice-3RiceWon 50–7 at Texas+43Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9at8OklahomaL 7–⁠3323%
Sep 16atGeorgiaL 3–⁠1526%
Sep 23vsKansasW 46–⁠373%
Sep 30vsTexas TechW 29–⁠1545%
Oct 7at12HoustonL 10–⁠6626%
Oct 14atSMUW 49–⁠356%
Oct 21vs23Texas A&ML 11–⁠1445%
Oct 28vsTCUW 27–⁠962%
Nov 11at10ArkansasL 10–⁠1922%
Nov 18vsRiceL 3–⁠684%
Nov 25atTexasW 50–⁠740%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas 50–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1989.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Southwest Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
245–⁠190
Coach
Grant Teaff
Elo
1557 +56 this season
SP+ rating
8.8 No. 34 of 103; offense No. 58, defense No. 20
SRS
8.6 No. 29 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
F.A. Dry
Defensive coordinator
Pete Fredenburg
Offense
I formation
Defense
4–⁠4

Drafted in 1990

The 1990 draft
Rd 1James Francis LBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 2Robert Blackmon DBSeattle Seahawks

All-Southwest Conference

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1989 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1989 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas7–⁠110–⁠213
Houston6–⁠29–⁠214
Texas A&M6–⁠28–⁠420
Texas Tech5–⁠39–⁠319
Texas4–⁠45–⁠6
Baylor4–⁠45–⁠6
TCU2–⁠64–⁠7
Rice2–⁠62–⁠8–⁠1
SMU0–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.