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 rival McNeese State. The Cardinals won the game, 22–17.

1989 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
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
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at No. 12 (D-II) Angelo StateL 28–31
September 9at UTEPW 21–1936,632
September 16at West Texas A&MW 49–17
September 23Sam Houston State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 41–08,028[1]
September 30Stephen F. Austin
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 20–44
October 7No. 10 Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 31–41
October 14at Alcorn StateL 16–32[2]
November 4at Southwest Texas StateW 20–19[3]
November 11at Southwestern LouisianaL 33–42
November 18McNeese State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX (rivalry)
W 22–17[4]

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References

  1. "Lamar 41, Sam Houston St. 0". Austin American-Statesman. September 24, 1989. Retrieved December 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Alcorn St. whips Lamar". The Sun Herald. October 15, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Lamar 20, SW Texas 19". Abilene Reporter-News. November 5, 1989. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Lamar 22, McNeese St. 17". The Shreveport Times. November 19, 1989. Retrieved March 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. p. 110. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
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