1989 Arkansas State Indians football team

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.

1989 Arkansas State Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumIndian Stadium
1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Schedule

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

  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
  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.


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