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1969 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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1969 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record10–0–1 (6–0–1 OVC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20/16 East Tennessee State $ 6 0 1 10 0 1
Western Kentucky 5 2 0 6 3 1
Eastern Kentucky 4 3 0 6 4 0
Tennessee Tech 4 3 0 5 5 0
Morehead State 3 4 0 6 4 0
Murray State 2 4 1 5 4 1
Austin Peay 2 5 0 2 7 1
Middle Tennessee 1 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

The 1969 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team completed an undefeated season, going 10–0–1 and capturing the Ohio Valley Conference championship. This is the only undefeated season and the last conference championship for the program. The team capped off the season by defeating Louisiana Tech and Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw in the Grantland Rice Bowl.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResult
September 13Appalachian State*Johnson City, TNW 18–16
September 20East Carolina*Johnson City, TNW 7–0
September 27Eastern KentuckyJohnson City, TNW 7–0
October 4Western KentuckyBowling Green, KYW 16–7
October 11Tennessee TechCookeville, TNW 30–7
October 18Chattanooga*Chattanooga, TNW 17–13
October 25Murray StateJohnson City, TNT 10–10
November 8Morehead StateMorehead, KYW 27–7
November 15Middle Tennessee StateJohnson City, TNW 27–21
November 22Austin PeayClarksville, TNW 14–12
December 13Louisiana Tech*Baton Rouge, LA (Grantland Rice Bowl)ABCW 34–14
  • *Non-conference game

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