1989 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 1989 Lamar Cardinals football season was the program's final season until reinstatement in 2010. The Cardinals played their home games at the on-campus Cardinal Stadium, now named Provost Umphrey Stadium. The program ended the season and the sport for over 20 years with a home game on November 18 against arch-rival McNeese State. The Cardinals won the game, 22–17.

1989 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
1989 record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(capacity: 17,500)
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
Davidson    5 5 0
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

[1]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 2at Angelo StateL 28–31
September 9at UTEPW 21–19
September 16at West Texas A&MW 49–17
September 23Sam Houston State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 41–0
September 30Stephen F. Austin
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 20–44
October 7Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 31–41
October 14Alcorn StateL 16–32
November 4at Southwest Texas StateW 20–19[2]
November 11at Southwestern LouisianaL 33–42
November 18McNeese State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 22–17

References

  1. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. p. 110. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  2. "Lamar 20, SW Texas 19". Abilene Reporter-News. November 5, 1989. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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