1969 LSU Tigers football team
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.
| 1969 LSU Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| 1969 record | 9–1 (4–1 SEC) |
| Head coach | Charles McClendon (8th season) |
| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium (capacity: 67,500) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Nptre 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 |
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| September 20 | Texas A&M* | W 35–6 | ||
| September 27 | at Rice* | W 42–0 | ||
| October 4 | Baylor* | No. 16 |
| W 63–8 |
| October 10 | at Miami* | No. 14 | W 20–0 | |
| October 18 | at Kentucky | No. 9 |
| W 37–10 |
| October 25 | No. 14 Auburn | No. 9 |
| W 21–20 |
| November 1 | at Ole Miss | No. 8 |
| L 23–26 |
| November 8 | Alabama | No. 12 |
| W 20–15 |
| November 15 | Mississippi State | No. 12 |
| W 61–6 |
| November 22 | Tulane* | No. 10 |
| W 27–0 |
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- Source: LSUSports.net: 1969 LSU football schedule[1]
Roster
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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 |
References
- "1969 LSU football schedule". LSUSports.net. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1970.htm