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. 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 | |
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OVC champion | |
Grantland Rice Bowl, W 34–14 vs. Louisiana Tech | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| 1969 record | 10–0–1 (6–0–1 OVC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 AP / No. 16 UPI 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | Appalachian State* | Johnson City, TN | W 18–16 | ||||
| September 20 | East Carolina* | Johnson City, TN | W 7–0 | ||||
| September 27 | No. 4 Eastern Kentucky | Johnson City, TN | W 7–0 | ||||
| October 4 | at Western Kentucky | W 16–7 | |||||
| October 11 | at Tennessee Tech | W 30–7 | |||||
| October 18 | at Chattanooga* | No. 10 | W 17–13 | ||||
| October 25 | Murray State | No. 7 | Johnson City, TN | T 10–10 | |||
| November 8 | at Morehead State | No. 13 | W 27–7 | ||||
| November 15 | Middle Tennessee | No. 17 | Johnson City, TN | W 27–21 | |||
| November 22 | at Austin Peay | W 14–12 | |||||
| December 13 | vs. No. 4 Louisiana Tech* | No. 20 | ABC | W 34–14 | 16,101 | [3] | |
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References
- http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Football/2015/09/03/ETSU-Football-Timeline
- http://www.etsubucs.com/football/news/2014-15/11779/members-of-1969-team-look-back-at-grantland-rice-bowl-victory/
- Nassif, Al (December 14, 1969). "East Tennessee Showed Terry and Tech". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Retrieved February 4, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
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