1989 Arkansas State Indians football team

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1989 Arkansas State Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumIndian Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Georgia Southern ^     12 0 0
No. 14 Youngstown State ^     9 3 0
No. T–10 William & Mary ^     8 3 1
Liberty     7 3 0
Western Kentucky     6 5 0
James Madison     5 4 1
Lamar     5 5 0
Arkansas State     5 6 0
Nicholls State     5 6 0
Samford     4 7 0
Northeastern     3 7 0
Fordham     2 6 0
Towson     2 8 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Larry Lacewell, the Indians finished the season with a record of 5–6.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Memphis StateW 17–1330,794[1]
September 16at Ole MissL 31–3429,000[2]
September 23No. 2 North TexasNo. 8L 17–20[3]
September 30Southern IllinoisNo. 12
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 28–2312,726[4]
October 7at LamarNo. 10W 41–31[5]
October 14McNeese StateNo. 9
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 21–16[6]
October 21Louisiana TechNo. 6
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
L 37–4015,891[7]
October 28at Northeast LouisianaNo. T–18L 7–1319,466[8]
November 4No. 4 (D-II) Pittsburg Statedagger
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
L 13–3415,627[9]
November 11at Illinois StateW 21–1210,851[10]
November 18at Southwestern LouisianaL 28–2912,231[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ASU wins 'home' game". The Commercial Appeal. September 10, 1989. Retrieved October 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rebs ease past Indians 34–31". Enterprise-Journal. September 17, 1989. Retrieved October 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "North Texas edges Arkansas State with last-minute field goal, 20–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 24, 1989. Retrieved October 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Weaner, Phil (October 1, 1989). "Rally falls short". The Southern Illinoisan. Retrieved October 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Arkansas St. 41, Lamar 31". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 8, 1989. Retrieved October 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Arkansas St. tops McNeese". Daily World. October 15, 1989. Retrieved October 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tech wins, 40–37". Daily World. October 22, 1989. Retrieved October 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "NLU beats ASU 13–7 with a capital D". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1989. Retrieved October 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Pittsburg State goes 10–0". The Kansas City Star. November 5, 1989. Retrieved October 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Backup quarterback ends ISU win streak". The Pantagraph. November 12, 1989. Retrieved October 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "USL edges Arkansas St. 29–28 in Mitchell's final outing". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 19, 1989. Retrieved October 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.