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1969 Texas

11–⁠0 (7–⁠0 Southwest Conference), coached by Darrell Royal, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas in 1969, game by game: won at California 17–0; won vs. Texas Tech 49–7; won vs. Navy 56–17; won vs. No. 8 Oklahoma 27–17; won vs. Rice 31–0; won at SMU 45–14; won vs. Baylor 56–14; won vs. TCU 69–7; won at Texas A&M 49–12; won at No. 2 Arkansas 15–14; won vs. No. 9 Notre Dame 21–17+62Won 17–0 at California+17CaliforniaWon 49–7 vs. Texas Tech+42Texas TechWon 56–17 vs. Navy+39NavyWon 27–17 vs. No. 8 Oklahoma+10No. 8 OklahomaWon 31–0 vs. Rice+31RiceWon 45–14 at SMU+31SMUWon 56–14 vs. Baylor+42BaylorWon 69–7 vs. TCU+62TCUWon 49–12 at Texas A&M+37Texas A&MWon 15–14 at No. 2 Arkansas+1No. 2 ArkansasWon 21–17 vs. No. 9 Notre Dame+4No. 9 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atCaliforniaW 17–⁠056%
Sep 27vsTexas TechW 49–⁠776%
Oct 4vsNavyW 56–⁠1788%
Oct 11vs8OklahomaW 27–⁠1758%
Oct 25vsRiceW 31–⁠092%
Nov 1atSMUW 45–⁠1471%
Nov 8vsBaylorW 56–⁠1494%
Nov 15vsTCUW 69–⁠787%
Nov 27atTexas A&MW 49–⁠1278%
Dec 6at2ArkansasW 15–⁠1449%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs9Notre DameCotton BowlW 21–⁠1758%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Notre Dame 21–⁠17 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Southwest Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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.

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Southwest Conference champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanBob McKay, OT

Record
11–⁠0
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
435–⁠119
Coach
Darrell Royal
Elo
1792 +140 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
31.1 No. 1 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Emory Bellard
Defensive coordinator
Mike Campbell
Offense
Wishbone
Defense
4–⁠4

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 1Bob McKay OTCleveland Browns
Rd 2Leo Brooks DTHouston Oilers
Rd 2Ted Koy RBOakland Raiders

All-Southwest Conference

9 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

  • Ted KoyRBAP-2
  • Forrest WiegandCAP-2
  • Scott HendersonLBAP-2
  • Tom CampbellDBAP-2
  • Freddie Joe SteinmarkDBAP-2

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.