1989 East Texas State Lions football team

American college football season

1989 East Texas State Lions football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	4–6 (2–5 LSC)
Head coach	Eddie Vowell (4th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 1988 1990 →

1989 Lone Star Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Texas A&I $^	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. T–5 Angelo State ^	5	–	2	–	0	11	–	3	–	0
Eastern New Mexico	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Abilene Christian	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
East Texas State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Cameron	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
West Texas State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Central State (OK)	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1989 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce—as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1989 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Eddie Vowell, the Lions compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tied for fifth in the LSC. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	vs. Livingston*	No. 18	Ernest F. Ladd Memorial Stadium Mobile, AL	W 41–24	1,500
September 9	at East Central*	No. 18	Norris Field Ada, OK	W 42–10	1,500
September 16	at No. T–6 (I-AA) Northwestern State*	No. 20	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	L 14–38	11,400
September 30	Central State (OK)		Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 33–31	2,500
October 7	at No. 2 Texas A&I		Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	L 7–48	13,500
October 14	West Texas State		Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 21–20	1,000
October 21	at Eastern New Mexico		Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM	L 28–45	500
October 28	Abilene Christian		Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	L 21–24	5,500
November 4	at No. T–5 Angelo State		San Angelo Stadium San Angelo, TX	L 8–35	7,000
November 11	Cameron		Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	L 32–35	1,200
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

"Demons resurrect big play, defeat ETSU Lions, 38–14". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 17, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Final 1989 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
"Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
"Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

v t e East Texas A&M Lions football
Venues	Lion Stadium (–1949) Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium (1950–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Tarleton State: President's Cup Texas A&M–Kingsville: Chennault Cup West Texas A&M: East Texas vs. West Texas
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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