1969 NCAA College Division football season

The 1969 NCAA College Division football season was the 14th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.

1969 NCAA College Division football season
Champion(s)	North Dakota State (AP, UPI) Alcorn State (black)
College Division football seasons

Conference standings

1969 Big Sky Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Montana $ 4 – 0 – 0     10 – 1 – 0 Weber State 3 – 1 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Idaho State 2 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Idaho 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 Montana State 0 – 4 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1969 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Cal Poly $ 2 – 0 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Valley State 1 – 1 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Cal Poly Pomona 1 – 2 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 UC Riverside 0 – 1 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1969 Far Western Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 15 UPI Cal State Hayward $ 5 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 No. 12 AP Sacramento State 4 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Chico State 3 – 2 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Humboldt State 2 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 San Francisco State 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 UC Davis 0 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll
1969 Gulf States Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Louisiana Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0     9 – 2 – 0 Northwestern State 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Southwestern Louisiana 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Southeastern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 McNeese State 1 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Northeast Louisiana 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1969 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Valparaiso + 3 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Evansville + 3 – 1 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Butler 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 1 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 DePauw 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1969 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Western Illinois $ 3 – 0 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Central Michigan 2 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Illinois State 1 – 2 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Eastern Illinois 0 – 3 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1969 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Simpson $ 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Luther 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Central (IA) 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 William Penn 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Upper Iowa 3 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Wartburg 3 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Buena Vista 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Dubuque 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1969 Mid-American Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 20 Toledo $ 6 – 0 – 0     11 – 0 – 0 Bowling Green 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Miami 3 – 3 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Ohio 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 1 Western Michigan 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Marshall 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Kent State 1 – 5 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1969 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T University No. 10 Delaware x 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 2 – 0 Gettysburg 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Bucknell 3 – 2 – 1     3 – 5 – 1 Lehigh 2 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 1 Temple 1 – 2 – 1     4 – 5 – 1 Lafayette 1 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Hofstra 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 10 – 0 West Chester* 0 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 College–Northern Wilkes x 5 – 0 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Susquehanna 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Wagner 4 – 1 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Juniata 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Delaware Valley 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 3 – 0 Upsala 3 – 3 – 0     ? – ? – ? Albright 3 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Lycoming 1 – 7 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 College–Southern Johns Hopkins x 5 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Lebanon Valley x 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Ursinus x 5 – 2 – 0     5 – 2 – 1 Moravian 6 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Dickinson 4 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Muhlenberg 4 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Drexel 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Swarthmore 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Western Maryland 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Pennsylvania Military 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 Franklin & Marshall 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 Haverford 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 6 – 0 x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP Poll
1969 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T SE Missouri State + 4 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 NE Missouri State + 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 1 Missouri–Rolla 3 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Central Missouri State 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 NW Missouri State 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 SW Missouri State 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1969 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Montclair State $ 3 – 0 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Glassboro State 2 – 1 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Jersey City State 1 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Trenton State 0 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1969 North Central Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T North Dakota State $ 6 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 0 Northern Iowa 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 North Dakota 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 South Dakota State 3 – 3 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Morningside 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 South Dakota 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Augustana (SD) 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1969 Ohio Valley football standings Conf     Overall 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 State 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll	1969 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Mountain Division Adams State xy 6 – 1 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Western State 5 – 1 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Westminster 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Southern Utah 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Colorado Mines 1 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Western New Mexico 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 Fort Lewis 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 Plains Division Colorado State–Greeley xy$ 5 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 0 Kansas State Teachers 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Southern Colorado 3 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Washburn 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Nebraska–Omaha 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Pittsburg State 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Fort Hays State 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 Championship: Colorado State–Greeley 33, Adams State 14 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant	1969 Southland Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Arkansas State $ 4 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 1 Abilene Christian 2 – 2 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Texas–Arlington 2 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Trinity (TX) 2 – 2 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Lamar Tech 0 – 4 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Arkansas State record includes Pecan Bowl win.
1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 8 AP / #13 UPI Alcorn A&M $ 6 – 0 – 1     8 – 0 – 1 Southern 5 – 1 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 Grambling 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 1     4 – 3 – 2 Prairie View A&M 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 1     3 – 5 – 1 Jackson State 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll	1969 Yankee Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T UMass $ 5 – 0 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Connecticut 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Maine 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Vermont 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 New Hampshire 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Rhode Island 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1969 NCAA College Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 3 Akron   –       9 – 1 – 0 No. 9 Tampa   –       8 – 2 – 0 Tennessee State   –       7 – 1 – 1 Drake   –       7 – 2 – 2 Hawaii   –       6 – 3 – 1 Indiana State   –       6 – 3 – 1 Lincoln (MO)   –       5 – 3 – 1 Portland State   –       6 – 4 – 0 Santa Clara   –       6 – 4 – 0 UNLV   –       6 – 4 – 0 Eastern Michigan   –       5 – 4 – 0 La Verne   –       5 – 4 – 0 Northern Michigan   –       5 – 5 – 0 Nevada   –       5 – 5 – 0 Rose Poly   –       4 – 4 – 0 Southern Illinois   –       5 – 5 – 0 Wayne State (MI)   –       4 – 4 – 0 Chattanooga   –       4 – 6 – 0 Milwaukee   –       3 – 6 – 0 Northeastern   –       3 – 6 – 0 Wabash   –       3 – 6 – 0 Parsons   –       2 – 8 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll

Rankings

Main article: 1969 NCAA College Division football rankings

College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the AP (a panel of writers) and by UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played.

College Division final polls

In 1969, both services ranked 9–0 North Dakota State first and 10–0 Montana second. They later met in the Camellia Bowl, which North Dakota State won, 30–3.[1]

United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on November 26[2] Rank School Record No. 1 votes Total points 1 North Dakota State 9–0 24 319 2 Montana 10–0 8 295 3 Colorado State–Greeley 10–0 1 197 4 Arkon 9–1 186 5 Arkansas State 8–1–1^note1 173 6 Tampa 9–1^note2 114 7 Louisiana Tech 8–1 110 8 New Mexico Highlands 8–0–1 108 9 Texas A&I 9–1 89 10 Delaware 8–2 64 ^note1 Arkansas State actually 7–1–1 when the poll was taken.[3] ^note2 Tampa actually 8–1 when the poll was taken.

Associated Press (writers) final poll Published on November 27[4] Rank School Record No. 1 votes Total points 1 North Dakota State 9–0 10 225 2 Montana 10–0 1 219 3 Arkon 9–1 1 176 4 Louisiana Tech 8–1 152 5 Colorado State–Greeley 10–0 131 6 New Mexico Highlands 8–0–1 129 7 Arkansas State 7–1–1 115 8 Alcorn A&M 7–0–1 107 9 Tampa 8–1 92 10 Delaware 8–2 70

Bowl games

The postseason consisted of four bowl games as regional finals, all played on December 13. The Grantland Rice Bowl moved from Murfreesboro, Tennessee to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Bowl	Region	Location	Winning team		Losing team		Ref
Boardwalk	East	Atlantic City, New Jersey	Delaware	31	North Carolina Central	13
Grantland Rice	Mideast	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	East Tennessee State	34	Louisiana Tech	14	[5]
Pecan	Midwest	Arlington, Texas	Arkansas State	29	Drake	14	[6][7]
Camellia	West	Sacramento, California	North Dakota State	30	Montana	3	[8]

References

1. "North Dakota State belts Montana 30-3". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. December 14, 1969. p. 1, sports.
2. "N. Dakota State Wins Final Poll". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. United Press International. November 26, 1969. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
3. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/a/arkansas_state/1965-1969_yearly_results.php
4. "Bison Top Final Poll; Canines 4th". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Associated Press. November 27, 1969. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
5. "Tennessee rush ruins Bradshaw". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 14, 1969. p. 3, sports.
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. "Arkansas State turns back Drake". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. December 14, 1969. p. 6, section 2.
8. "Bison drop Montana 30-3 in Camellia". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 14, 1969. p. 16.