1989 Baylor Bears football team

1989 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach	Grant Teaff (18th season)
Home stadium	Floyd Casey Stadium

1989 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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 Stadium Norman, Oklahoma		L 7–33	74,600
September 16	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia	WTBS	L 3–15	82,007
September 23	Kansas*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		W 46–3	26,765
September 30	Texas Tech	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas (rivalry)	Raycom	W 29–15	38,785
October 7	at No. 12 Houston	Astrodome Houston		L 10–66	31,433
October 14	at SMU	Ownby Stadium Dallas	Raycom	W 49–3	21,434
October 21	No. 23 Texas A&M	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas (Battle of the Brazos)		L 11–14	45,565
October 28	TCU	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas (rivalry)	Raycom	W 27–9	35,713
November 11	at No. 10 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas	ESPN	L 10–19	51,352
November 18	Rice	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		L 3–6	22,133
November 25	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas		W 50–7	49,081
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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