RECRUITING
The 1989 class
4 Trev Alberts, FB/LB, 6-4, 210, Cedar Falls, IA (Northern Univ. H.S.) 4 Mike Anderson, LB, 6-1, 208, Grand Island, NE 4 Bryon Bennett, K/P, 5-11, 175, Rowlett, TX (Lakeview Centennial) 4 Troy Branch, LB, 6-2, 230, Camden, NJ 3 Lorenzo Brinkley, RB, 6-0, 185, St. Louis, MO (Hazelwood Central) 3 Derek Brown, RB, 5-10, 175, La Habra, CA (Anaheim Servite) 0 Marvin Callies, QB, 6-0, 192, East Bernard, TX (Boling) 0 Howard Carter, OLB, 6-4, 205, Dodge City, KS 2 Bart Furrow, OL/DL, 6-4, 225, Fort Collins, CO 0 Daryl Green, CB/RB, West Covina, CA (Nogales) 0 Chad Hunter, SS, 6-1, 170, Garland, TX (Lakeview Centennial) 1 Gerry Irons, NG, 6-4, 260, The Woodlands, TX (McCullough) 1 Mike Jefferson, NG, 6-2, 258, Rowlett, TX (Lakeview Centennial) 0 Lance Larson, OL, 6-6, 219, Moorhead, MN 3 Lance Lundberg, OL, 6-4, 245, Wausa, NE 2 Johnny Mitchell, TE/LB, 6-5, 250, Chicago, IL (Simeon) 4 David Noonan, NG, 6-3, 236, Lincoln, NE (Northeast) 2 Vernon Powell, WB, 5-10, 160, East St. Louis, IL 4 John Reece, FS, 6-0, 190, Houston, TX (Jersey Village) 4 Will Shields, OL, 6-2, 243, Lawton, OK 2 Omar Soto, FB, 5-11, 225, Miami, FL (Miami H.S., Western Arizona C.C.) 2 Billy Wade, TE, 6-5, 215, Houston, TX (Westfield) 3 Daren Williams, LB, 6-2, 215, Chicago, IL (St. Martin)1 Letter(s) earned CLASS SCORECARD • 52 letters earned by 18 of 23 recruits) • Major-trophy winners: 2 (Alberts, Shields) • All-America: 2 (Alberts, Shields) • All-conference: 5 (Alberts, Brown, Lundberg, Mitchell, Shields) • Notable walk-ons: Jim Scott, C, from Kearney State; Ken Mehlin, OL (both all-conference)