1969 LSU Tigers football team

1969 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 10
Record	9–1 (4–1 SEC)
Head coach	Charles McClendon (8th season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (capacity: 67,500)

1969 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 15 Tennessee $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 LSU	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Auburn	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Florida	3	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Despite a 9–1 record, Tigers did not participate in a bowl game after they were shut out of the Cotton Bowl and Sugar Bowl, and refusing overtures from the Bluebonnet, Gator and Peach bowls.

LSU hoped to appear in the Cotton Bowl, because the winner of the Texas-Arkansas game would be ranked no lower than No. 3 in the Associated Press poll, and quite possibly No. 1. However, when Notre Dame voted to participate in bowl games for the first time since 1924, the Cotton snapped up the Irish. The Sugar Bowl, peeved by a perceived snub from a school just 80 miles away, instead chose Ole Miss, which, despite beating LSU 26–23, was only 7–3.

As it turned out, Texas ascended to No. 1 after Ohio State lost 24–12 at Michigan. The Longhorns kept their top ranking by defeating archrivals Texas A&M 49-12 and Arkansas 15–14, then knocking off Notre Dame 21–17 in the Cotton Bowl.

LSU's 20–15 victory over Alabama was its last home win over the Crimson Tide until 2000.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Source
September 20	Texas A&M*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 35–6
September 27	at Rice*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 42–0
October 4	Baylor*	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 63–8
October 10	at Miami*	No. 14	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 20–0
October 18	at Kentucky	No. 9	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 37–10
October 25	No. 14 Auburn	No. 9	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 21–20
November 1	at Ole Miss	No. 8	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 23–26
November 8	Alabama	No. 12	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 20–15
November 15	Mississippi State	No. 12	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 61–6
November 22	Tulane*	No. 10	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 27–0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1969 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 80 Andy Hamilton So QB 13 Mike Hillman Sr QB 18 Buddy Lee Jr HB 33 Eddie Ray Sr C 51 Godfrey Zaunbrecher Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 45 Mike Anderson Jr LB 42 George Bevan Sr DB 37 Tommy Casanova So DT 78 Ron Estay So DT 73 John Sage Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 36 Steve Cornfield Sr	Head coach Charles McClendon Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
Eddie Ray	Running Back	4	83	Boston Patriots
Godfrey Zaunbrecher	Center	11	286	Minnesota Vikings
George Bevan	Defensive Back	17	421	Buffalo Bills