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1969 Arkansas

9–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Frank Broyles, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 1969, game by game: won vs. Oklahoma State 39–0; won vs. Tulsa 55–0; won vs. TCU 24–6; won at Baylor 21–7; won vs. Wichita State 52–14; won vs. Texas A&M 35–13; won at Rice 30–6; won at SMU 28–15; won vs. Texas Tech 33–0; lost vs. No. 1 Texas 14–15; lost vs. No. 13 Ole Miss 22–27+55−5Won 39–0 vs. Oklahoma State+39Oklahoma StateWon 55–0 vs. Tulsa+55TulsaWon 24–6 vs. TCU+18TCUWon 21–7 at Baylor+14BaylorWon 52–14 vs. Wichita State+38Wichita StateWon 35–13 vs. Texas A&M+22Texas A&MWon 30–6 at Rice+24RiceWon 28–15 at SMU+13SMUWon 33–0 vs. Texas Tech+33Texas TechLost 14–15 vs. No. 1 Texas-1No. 1 TexasLost 22–27 vs. No. 13 Ole Miss-5No. 13 Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsOklahoma StateW 39–⁠079%
Sep 27vsTulsaW 55–⁠083%
Oct 4vsTCUW 24–⁠684%
Oct 18atBaylorW 21–⁠780%
Oct 25vsWichita StateW 52–⁠1493%
Nov 1vsTexas A&MW 35–⁠1381%
Nov 8atRiceW 30–⁠685%
Nov 15atSMUW 28–⁠1573%
Nov 27vsTexas TechW 33–⁠083%
Dec 6vs1TexasL 14–⁠1551%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs13Ole MissSugar BowlL 22–⁠2756%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 27–⁠22 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 2
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 4
  7. Wk 7: 4
  8. Wk 8: 4
  9. Wk 9: 4
  10. Wk 10: 3
  11. Wk 11: 2
  12. Wk 12: 2
  13. Wk 13: 3
  14. Final: 7

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1969.

Consensus All-AmericanRodney Brand, C

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 2
Points
353–⁠103
Coach
Frank Broyles
Elo
1698 +63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
24.6 No. 9 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Charlie Coffey
Captains
Rodney Brand, Bruce Maxwell, Cliff Powell and Terry Stewart
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 6Terry Stewart DBNew York Jets

All-Southwest Conference

7 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1969 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1969 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas7–⁠011–⁠01
Arkansas6–⁠19–⁠27
Texas Tech4–⁠35–⁠5
TCU4–⁠34–⁠6
SMU3–⁠43–⁠7
Rice2–⁠53–⁠7
Texas A&M2–⁠53–⁠7
Baylor0–⁠70–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.