1989 Texas Longhorns football team

American college football season

1989 Texas Longhorns football

Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach	David McWilliams (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Lynn Amedee (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Leon Fuller (6th season)
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 1988 1990 →

1989 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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 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 Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	L 6–27	47,269
September 23	12:00 p.m.	at SMU		Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX	Raycom	W 45–13	27,773
September 30	7:00 p.m.	Penn State*		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	HSE	L 10–16	75,232
October 7	7:00 p.m.	Rice		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 31–30	57,038
October 14	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 15 Oklahoma*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	Prime	W 28–24	75,587
October 21	12:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Arkansas	No. 24	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	Raycom	W 24–20	53,818
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	No. 22	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	HSE	L 17–24	81,826
November 11	4:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Houston		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	HSE	L 9–47	45,586
November 18	12:00 p.m.	TCU		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 31–17	50,882
November 25	12:00 p.m.	Baylor		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		L 7–50	49,081
December 2	3:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–21	76,803
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Colorado

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At SMU

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Penn State

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Rice

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vs Oklahoma

#15 Oklahoma Sooners (4–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (2–2)

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

External videos
Johnny Walker's game-winning touchdown reception

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing
	Rushing	Mike Gaddis	14 Rush, 130 Yds, TD
	Receiving
Texas	Passing	Peter Gardere	15/23, 144 Yds, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Adrian Walker	16 Rush, 71 Yds
	Receiving	Johnny Walker	5 Rec, 62 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	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
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							24	28

At Arkansas

Texas Longhorns (3–2) at #7 Arkansas Razorbacks (5–0)

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

External videos
Full game

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Peter Gardere	16/20, 247 Yds, TD
	Rushing	Chris Samuels	12 Rush, 55 Yds
	Receiving	Tony Jones	4 Rec, 114 Yds, TD
Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	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
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							24	20

Texas Tech

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At Houston

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TCU

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Baylor

Baylor Bears (4–6) at Texas Longhorns (5–4)

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
	Rushing
	Receiving
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

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	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.							50	7

At Texas A&M

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Personnel

1989 Texas Longhorns football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL	`58`	Jeff Boyd	Fr
RB		James Burleson
WR	`11`	Keith Cash	Jr
TE	`19`	Kerry Cash	Jr
RB	`33`	Deon Cockrell	Jr
OL		Ed Cunningham
WR	`48`	Darrick Duke	Fr
RB	`34`	Andre Eaddy	Fr
QB		Donovan Forbes
RB	`7`	Lemel Foreman	Fr
QB	`10`	Peter Gardere	Fr
WR		Curtis Govan
OL	`79`	Chuck Johnson	So
WR		Tony Jones
OL		Patrick McFarlin
OL	`53`	Duane Miller	Jr
QB	`5`	Mark Murdock	So
RB	`23`	Chris Samuels	Jr
RB		Bubba Smith
OL	`50`	Todd Smith	Jr
OL	`51`	Stan Thomas	Jr
TE		Thomas Thrift
RB	`44`	Winfred Tubbs	Fr
RB	`36`	Adrian Walker	Fr
WR	`1`	Johnny Walker	Jr
OL	`70`	Kevin Wiley	Jr
RB	`39`	Patrick Wilson	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL		Rocky Allen
DB	`9`	Mark Berry	So
DB	`21`	Grady Cavness	Fr
LB	`42`	Anthony Curl	Fr
DL	`81`	Shane Dronett	Fr
LB		Duane Duncam
DB	`17`	Willie Mack Garza	Fr
DL	`95`	Oscar Giles	Jr
DB	`16`	Lance Gunn	Fr
DL		Ken Hackemack
LB	`60`	Brian Jones	Jr
DB	`8`	Van Malone	Fr
DL	`92`	James Patton	So
LB		Boone Powell
DB	`18`	Stanley Richard	Jr
DL		Mark Steed

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Wayne Clements
P		Bobby Lilljedahl
P	`80`	Alex Waits	Jr

Head coach

David McWilliams

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

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