1969 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

The 1969 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team was an American football team that East Tennessee State University (ETSU) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. East Tennessee State completed an undefeated season, going 10–0–1 and capturing the OVC championship. This is the only undefeated season and the last conference championship for the program up until 2018. The team capped off the season by defeating Louisiana Tech and future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw in the Grantland Rice Bowl.[1][2]

1969 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record10–0–1 (6–0–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1969 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 AP / No. 16 UPI East Tennessee State $ 6 –0 –110 –0 –1
Western Kentucky 5 –2 –06 –3 –1
Eastern Kentucky 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Tennessee Tech 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Morehead State 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
Murray State 2 –4 –15 –4 –1
Austin Peay 2 –5 –02 –7 –1
Middle Tennessee 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13Appalachian State*
W 18–16[3]
September 20East Carolina*
  • University Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
W 7–05,500[4]
September 27No. 4 Eastern Kentucky
  • University Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
W 7–0
October 4at Western Kentucky
W 16–77,500–7,506[5][6]
October 11at Tennessee Tech
W 30–7
October 18at Chattanooga*No. 10
W 17–13[7]
October 25Murray StateNo. 7
  • University Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
T 10–10
November 8at Morehead StateNo. 13
W 27–7
November 15Middle TennesseeNo. 17
  • University Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
W 27–212,000[8]
November 22at Austin Peay
W 14–12
December 13vs. No. 4 Louisiana Tech*No. 20
ABCW 34–1416,101[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[10]

References
  1. "A Look Back at the Bucs: ETSU Football Timeline".
  2. "Members of 1969 team look back at Grantland Rice Bowl victory".
  3. "Buccaneers rally to down Appalachian State Mountaineers, 18–16, in opener". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 14, 1969. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Buccaneers nip Pirates, 7–0". Johnson City Press. September 21, 1969. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  6. "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 177. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  7. "Bucs down Mocs, 17–13, in thriller". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 19, 1969. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  9. Nassif, Al (December 14, 1969). "East Tennessee Showed Terry and Tech". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Retrieved February 4, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  10. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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