1969 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1969 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record10–0–1 (6–0–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20/16 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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

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 up until 2018. 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]

  1. ^ "A Look Back at the Bucs: ETSU Football Timeline".
  2. ^ "Members of 1969 team look back at Grantland Rice Bowl victory".