1969: Bowls & playoff

11 games. Six ranked teams lost. Six games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Jan 1, 19702Penn State 10, 6Missouri 3Orange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19701Texas 21, 9Notre Dame 17Cotton BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19705USC 10, 7Michigan 3Rose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 197013Ole Miss 27, 3Arkansas 22upsetSugar BowlBox score
Dec 27, 196915Florida 14, 11Tennessee 13upsetGator BowlBox score
Dec 31, 196917Houston 36, 12Auburn 7upsetAstro-Bluebonnet BowlBox score

Upsets

Jan 1, 197013Ole Miss 27, 3Arkansas 22upsetSugar BowlBox score
Dec 27, 196915Florida 14, 11Tennessee 13upsetGator BowlBox score
Dec 31, 196917Houston 36, 12Auburn 7upsetAstro-Bluebonnet BowlBox score

A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.

FBS vs. FBS

Dec 13, 1969Colorado 47, Alabama 33Liberty BowlBox score
Dec 20, 196914Nebraska 45, Georgia 6Sun BowlBox score
Dec 26, 196920Toledo 56, Davidson 33Tangerine BowlBox score
Dec 27, 196915Florida 14, 11Tennessee 13upsetGator BowlBox score
Dec 30, 196919West Virginia 14, South Carolina 3Peach BowlBox score
Dec 31, 196917Houston 36, 12Auburn 7upsetAstro-Bluebonnet BowlBox score
Jan 1, 197013Ole Miss 27, 3Arkansas 22upsetSugar BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19702Penn State 10, 6Missouri 3Orange BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19705USC 10, 7Michigan 3Rose BowlBox score
Jan 1, 19701Texas 21, 9Notre Dame 17Cotton BowlBox score

Everyone else

Dec 6, 1969San Diego State 28, Boston University 7Pasadena BowlBox score