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1969 West Texas

6–⁠4, coached by Joe Kerbel.

Schedule and results

West Texas in 1969, game by game: lost vs. Northern Arizona 20–21; won vs. Northern Illinois 22–7; won at Wichita State 24–14; lost vs. San Diego State 14–24; lost at Colorado State 7–27; won vs. New Mexico State 17–16; won at Texas–Arlington 41–7; won at Western Michigan 28–20; won vs. Bowling Green 28–12; lost at Southern Miss 9–10+34−20Lost 20–21 vs. Northern Arizona-1Northern ArizonaWon 22–7 vs. Northern Illinois+15Northern Illino…Won 24–14 at Wichita State+10Wichita StateLost 14–24 vs. San Diego State-10San Diego StateLost 7–27 at Colorado State-20Colorado StateWon 17–16 vs. New Mexico State+1New Mexico StateWon 41–7 at Texas–Arlington+34Texas–ArlingtonWon 28–20 at Western Michigan+8Western MichiganWon 28–12 vs. Bowling Green+16Bowling GreenLost 9–10 at Southern Miss-1Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsNorthern ArizonaL 20–⁠2191%
Sep 27vsNorthern IllinoisW 22–⁠794%
Oct 4atWichita StateW 24–⁠1469%
Oct 11vsSan Diego StateL 14–⁠2479%
Oct 18atColorado StateL 7–⁠2753%
Oct 25vsNew Mexico StateW 17–⁠1661%
Nov 1atTexas–ArlingtonW 41–⁠781%
Nov 8atWestern MichiganW 28–⁠2051%
Nov 15vsBowling GreenW 28–⁠1250%
Nov 29atSouthern MissL 9–⁠1064%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Miss 10–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
210–⁠158
Coach
Joe Kerbel
Elo
1528 −16 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−3.7 No. 73 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 1Duane Thomas RBDallas Cowboys