1989 Lamar Cardinals football team

1989 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Georgia Southern ^    15 0 0
No. 14 Youngstown State ^    9 4 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    5 6 0
Northeastern    3 7 0
Fordham    2 6 0
Towson State    2 8 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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.