1969 REVISITED
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1969 FINAL AP TOP 20
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| 1 | Texas | 11-0-0 |
| 2 | Penn State | 11-0-0 |
| 3 | Southern Cal | 10-0-1 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 8-1-0 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 8-2-1 |
| 6 | Missouri | 9-2-0 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 9-2-0 |
| 8 | Mississippi | 8-3-0 |
| 9 | Michigan | 8-3-0 |
| 10 | LSU | 9-1-0 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 9-2-0 |
| 12 | Houston | 9-2-0 |
| 13 | UCLA | 8-1-1 |
| 14 | Florida | 9-1-1 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 9-2-0 |
| 16 | Colorado | 8-3-0 |
| 17 | W.Virginia | 10-1-0 |
| 18 | Purdue | 8-2-0 |
| 19 | Stanford | 7-2-1 |
| 20 | Auburn | 8-3-0 |
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Here is a glance back at the 1969 college football season. Despite a second consecutive undefeated season Penn State finished 2nd behind Texas in both major polls. This season included the famous Texas-Arkansas game, in which President Nixon declared the winner, Texas, the national champion.
Here are the relevant schedules and bowl games for the 1969 season. Rankings listed in schedules are from the final AP poll.
Please contact me with any thoughts or corrections.
| Bowl Games with Top 20 Teams |
| Cotton | #1 Texas 21 | #5 Notre Dame 17 |
| Orange | #2 Penn State 10 | #6 Missouri 3 |
| Rose | #3 USC 10 | #9 Michigan 3 |
| Sugar | #8 Mississippi 27 | #7 Arkansas 22 |
| Liberty | #16 Colorado 47 | Alabama 33 |
| Sun | #11 Nebraska 45 | Georgia 6 |
| Gator | #14 Florida 14 | #15 Tennessee 13 |
| Peach | #17 W.Virginia 14 | S.Carolina 3 |
| Bluebonnet | #12 Houston 36 | #20 Auburn 7 |
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1969 FINAL UPI TOP 20 |
| 1 | Texas | 11-0-0 |
| 2 | Penn State | 11-0-0 |
| 3 | Arkansas | 9-2-0 |
| 4 | Southern Cal | 10-0-1 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 8-1-0 |
| 6 | Missouri | 9-2-0 |
| 7 | LSU | 9-1-0 |
| 8 | Michigan | 8-3-0 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 8-2-1 |
| 10 | UCLA | 8-1-1 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 9-2-0 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 9-2-0 |
| 13 | Mississippi | 8-3-0 |
| 14 | Stanford | 7-2-1 |
| 15 | Auburn | 8-3-0 |
| 16 | Houston | 9-2-0 |
| 17 | Florida | 9-1-1 |
| 18 | Purdue | 8-2-0 |
| 18 | San Diego State | 11-0-0 |
| 18 | W.Virginia | 10-1-0 |
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#2 PENN STATE 11-0-0 |
| at Navy (1-9) | W | 45 | 22 |
| #16 COLORADO (8-3) | W | 27 | 3 |
| at Kansas State (5-5) | W | 17 | 14 |
| #17 WEST VIRGINIA (10-1) | W | 20 | 0 |
| at Syracuse (5-5) | W | 15 | 14 |
| OHIO (5-4-1) | W | 42 | 3 |
| BOSTON COLLEGE (5-4) | W | 38 | 16 |
| MARYLAND (3-7) | W | 48 | 0 |
| at Pitt (4-6) | W | 27 | 7 |
| at N.C. State (3-6-1) | W | 33 | 8 |
| #6 MISSOURI (9-2) Orange Bowl | W | 10 | 3 |
| 322 | 90 |
| Reg Season Opponents Rec: 49-50-3 |
| Opponents Bowl Record: 2-0 |
| W-Colorado 47 Alabama 33 |
| W-W.Virginia 14 S.Carolina 3 |
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#1 TEXAS 11-0-0 |
| at California (5-5) | W | 17 | 0 |
| TEXAS TECH (5-5) | W | 49 | 7 |
| NAVY (1-9) | W | 56 | 17 |
| OKLAHOMA (6-4) | W | 27 | 17 |
| RICE (3-7) | W | 31 | 0 |
| at SMU (3-7) | W | 45 | 14 |
| BAYLOR (0-10) | W | 56 | 14 |
| TCU (4-6) | W | 69 | 7 |
| at Texas A&M (3-7) | W | 49 | 12 |
| at #7 Arkansas (9-2) | W | 15 | 14 |
| #5 NOTRE DAME (8-2-1) Cotton Bowl | W | 21 | 17 |
| 435 | 119 |
| Reg Season Opponents Rec: 39-62-0 |
| Opponents Bowl Record: 0-1 |
| L-Mississippi 27 Arkansas 22 |
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#5 NOTRE DAME 8-2-1 |
| NORTHWESTERN (3-7) | W | 35 | 10 |
| at #18 Purdue (8-2) | L | 14 | 28 |
| MICHIGAN STATE (4-6) | W | 42 | 28 |
| ARMY (4-5-1) | W | 45 | 0 |
| #3 Southern Cal (10-0-1) | T | 14 | 14 |
| at Tulane (3-7) | W | 37 | 0 |
| NAVY (1-9) | W | 47 | 0 |
| at Pittsburgh (4-6) | W | 49 | 7 |
| at Georgia Tech (4-6) | W | 38 | 20 |
| AIR FORCE (6-4) | W | 13 | 6 |
| #1 TEXAS (11-0-0) Cotton Bowl | L | 17 | 21 |
| 351 | 134 |
| Reg Season Opponents Rec: 47-52-1 |
| Opponents Bowl Record: 1-0 |
| W-USC 10 Michigan 3 |
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#6 MISSOURI 9-2-0 |
| AIR FORCE (6-4) | W | 19 | 17 |
| ILLINOIS (0-10) | W | 37 | 6 |
| at #9 Michigan (8-3) | W | 40 | 17 |
| #11 NEBRASKA (9-2) | W | 17 | 7 |
| OKLAHOMA STATE (5-5) | W | 31 | 21 |
| at #16 Colorado (8-3) | L | 24 | 31 |
| KANSAS STATE (5-5) | W | 41 | 38 |
| OKLAHOMA (6-4) | W | 44 | 10 |
| at Iowa State (3-7) | W | 40 | 13 |
| at Kansas (1-9) | W | 69 | 21 |
| #2 PENN STATE (11-0) Orange Bowl | L | 3 | 10 |
| 365 | 191 |
| Reg Season Opponents Rec: 51-52-0 |
| Opponents Bowl Record: 2-1 |
| L-Southern Cal 10 Michigan 3 |
| W-Nebraska 45 Georgia 6 |
| W-Colorado 47 Alabama 33 |
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#7 ARKANSAS 9-2-0 |
| OKLAHOMA STATE (5-5) | W | 39 | 0 |
| TULSA (1-9) | W | 55 | 0 |
| TEXAS CHRISTIAN (4-6) | W | 24 | 6 |
| at Baylor (0-10) | W | 21 | 7 |
| WICHITA STATE (2-8) | W | 52 | 14 |
| TEXAS A&M (3-7) | W | 35 | 13 |
| at Rice (3-7) | W | 30 | 6 |
| at SMU (3-7) | W | 28 | 15 |
| TEXAS TECH (5-5) | W | 33 | 0 |
| #1 TEXAS (11-0) | L | 14 | 15 |
| #8 MISSISSIPPI (8-3-0) Sugar Bowl | L | 22 | 27 |
| 353 | 103 |
| Reg Season Opponents Rec: 37-64-0 |
| Opponents Bowl Record: 1-0 |
| W-Texas 21 Notre Dame 17 |
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SOURCES:
http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rsfc/history/APpolls.txt
http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rsfc/history/CoachPolls.txt
http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/ScoresIndex.htm
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