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
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Larry Lacewell (11th season)
Home stadium	Indian Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Memphis State		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 17–13	30,794	[1]
September 16	at Ole Miss		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 31–34	29,000	[2]
September 23	No. 2 North Texas	No. 8	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 17–20		[3]
September 30	Southern Illinois	No. 12	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 28–23	12,726	[4]
October 7	at Lamar	No. 10	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 41–31		[5]
October 14	McNeese State	No. 9	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 21–16		[6]
October 21	Louisiana Tech	No. 6	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 37–40	15,891	[7]
October 28	at Northeast Louisiana	No. T–18	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 7–13	19,466	[8]
November 4	No. 4 (D-II) Pittsburg State		Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 13–34	15,627	[9]
November 11	at Illinois State		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 21–12	10,851	[10]
November 18	at Southwestern Louisiana		Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 28–29	12,231	[11]
Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game