1969 Arkansas State Indians football team
American college football season
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The 1969 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Bennie Ellender, Arkansas State compiled an overall record of 8–1–1 with mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Southland title for the second consecutive season. The Indians were invited to the Pecan Bowl, where they beat Drake.
| 1969 Arkansas State Indians football | |
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Southland champion | |
Pecan Bowl, W 29–21 vs. Drake | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 7 |
| Record | 8–1–1 (4–0 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Kays Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Arkansas State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar Tech | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Eastern New Mexico* |
| W 53–20 | [1] | ||
| September 27 | at The Citadel* | No. 5 | L 10–14 | 19,276 | [2] | |
| October 4 | at Tennessee Tech* | No. 16 | W 29–22 | [3] | ||
| October 18 | Southwestern Louisiana* | No. 16 | W 26–0 | 14,000 | [4] | |
| October 25 | No. 10 Abilene Christian |
| W 34–22 | 8,500 | [5][6] | |
| November 1 | Lamar Tech | No. 11 |
| W 20–0 | 11,254 | [7] |
| November 8 | Drake* | No. 4 |
| T 21–21 | [8] | |
| November 15 | UT Arlington | No. 8 |
| W 13–3 | 6,500 | [9] |
| November 22 | at Trinity (TX) | No. 9 | W 27–17 | 2,107–2,143 | [10][11][12] | |
| December 13 | vs. Drake* | No. 7 | W 29–21 | 7,500 | [13] | |
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