# 1969 NCAA College Division football season

The 1969 NCAA College Division football season was the 14th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.

## Conference and program changes
### Conference changes

| School | 1968 conference | 1969 conference |
| Towson State | New program | Mason–Dixon Conference |

## Conference standings

1969 Big Sky Conference football standings :
| 1969 Big Sky Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Montana $ 4 –0 –010 –1 –0 Weber State 3 –1 –06 –4 –0 Idaho State 2 –2 –05 –5 –0 Idaho 1 –3 –02 –8 –0 Montana State 0 –4 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Cal Poly $ 2 –0 –06 –4 –0 Valley State 1 –1 –04 –5 –0 Cal Poly Pomona 1 –2 –02 –8 –0 UC Riverside 0 –1 –03 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Johnson C. Smith $ 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 North Carolina Central 7 –1 –17 –2 –1 Elizabeth City State 8 –1 –08 –1 –0 North Carolina A&T 5 –1 –16 –2 –1 Morgan State 6 –2 –06 –4 –0 Norfolk State 4 –3 –04 –4 –0 Virginia Union 5 –4 –05 –4 –0 Livingstone 4 –3 –05 –3 –0 Delaware State 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Fayetteville State 3 –3 –13 –4 –1 Virginia State 3 –5 –13 –5 –1 Howard 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Shaw 2 –5 –02 –6 –0 Maryland State 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 Winston-Salem State 1 –7 –02 –7 –0 Saint Paul's (VA) 0 –6 –01 –7 –0 Hampton 0 –7 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference championConference standings were determined by Dickinson Rating |
| 1969 College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Centre $ 4 –0 –06 –4 –0 Southwestern (TN) 2 –2 –03 –6 –0 Sewanee 2 –2 –02 –6 –0 Washington and Lee 1 –3 –04 –5 –0 Washington University 1 –3 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 17 Carthage $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –0 Augustana (IL) 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 Millikin 4 –3 –04 –5 –0 Elmhurst 3 –4 –04 –4 –0 Carroll (WI) 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 Illinois Wesleyan 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 North Park 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 North Central (IL) 0 –7 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1969 Eastern Football Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Bridgeport $ 4 –0 –08 –2 –0 Montclair State 3 –1 –08 –2 –0 Glassboro State 2 –2 –05 –3 –0 Central Connecticut State 1 –3 –05 –4 –0 Southern Connecticut State 0 –4 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1969 Far Western Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 15 UPI Cal State Hayward $ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0 No. 12 AP Sacramento State 4 –1 –08 –2 –0 Chico State 3 –2 –08 –2 –0 Humboldt State 2 –3 –06 –4 –0 San Francisco State 1 –4 –03 –7 –0 UC Davis 0 –5 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from small college polls | 1969 Gulf States Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Louisiana Tech $ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0 Northwestern State 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Southwestern Louisiana 3 –2 –05 –5 –0 Southeastern Louisiana 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 McNeese State 1 –4 –04 –6 –0 Northeast Louisiana 0 –5 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T St. Lawrence $ 3 –0 –07 –1 –0 Alfred 2 –1 –05 –3 –0 Hobart 1 –2 –03 –5 –0 RPI 0 –3 –01 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1969 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Valparaiso + 3 –1 –07 –2 –0 Evansville + 3 –1 –04 –5 –0 Butler 2 –2 –03 –6 –0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 1 –3 –05 –4 –0 DePauw 1 –3 –02 –7 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1969 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Western Illinois $ 3 –0 –08 –2 –0 Central Michigan 2 –1 –07 –3 –0 Illinois State 1 –2 –05 –6 –0 Eastern Illinois 0 –3 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 Iowa Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Simpson (IA) $ 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 Luther 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Central (IA) 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 William Penn 4 –3 –06 –3 –0 Upper Iowa 3 –4 –03 –5 –0 Wartburg 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Buena Vista 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 Dubuque 0 –7 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1969 Little Three Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Wesleyan $ 2 –0 –08 –0 –0 Amherst 1 –1 –06 –2 –0 Williams 0 –2 –04 –4 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Bowdoin $ 2 –0 –03 –4 –0 Colby 1 –1 –02 –6 –0 Bates 0 –2 –03 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Randolph–Macon $ 4 –0 –09 –1 –0 Hampden–Sydney 3 –1 –06 –4 –0 Western Maryland 2 –2 –03 –6 –0 Bridgewater 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Towson State 1 –2 –04 –4 –1 Johns Hopkins 0 –2 –05 –4 –0 Gallaudet 0 –2 –01 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1969 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Albion $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –0 Alma 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Kalamazoo 3 –2 –04 –4 –0 Hope 2 –3 –03 –5 –1 Olivet 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 Adrian 0 –5 –03 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T University Division No. 10 Delaware x 6 –0 –09 –2 –0 Gettysburg 4 –2 –07 –2 –0 Bucknell 3 –2 –13 –5 –1 Lehigh 2 –2 –04 –5 –1 Temple 1 –2 –14 –5 –1 Lafayette 1 –3 –04 –6 –0 Hofstra 0 –5 –00 –10 –0 West Chester * 0 –1 –07 –2 –0 Northern College Division Wilkes x 5 –0 –06 –2 –0 Susquehanna 5 –1 –06 –3 –0 Juniata 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Delaware Valley 4 –3 –04 –3 –0 Upsala 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 Albright 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Lycoming 1 –7 –01 –7 –0 Wagner * 3 –1 –04 –5 –0 Southern College Division Johns Hopkins x 5 –2 –05 –4 –0 Lebanon Valley x 5 –2 –06 –2 –0 Ursinus x 5 –2 –05 –2 –1 Moravian 6 –3 –06 –3 –0 Dickinson 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Muhlenberg 4 –5 –04 –5 –0 Swarthmore 3 –5 –03 –5 –0 Western Maryland 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Pennsylvania Military 1 –6 –02 –6 –0 Haverford 1 –6 –01 –6 –0 Franklin & Marshall 1 –6 –01 –7 –0 Drexel* 2 –1 –03 –5 –0 x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP Poll | 1969 Midwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T St. Olaf $ 8 –1 –08 –1 –0 Monmouth (IL) 7 –2 –07 –2 –0 Coe 6 –3 –06 –3 –0 Grinnell 6 –3 –06 –3 –0 Lawrence 6 –3 –06 –3 –0 Cornell (IA) 4 –5 –04 –5 –0 Ripon 4 –5 –04 –5 –0 Carleton 3 –6 –03 –6 –0 Knox 1 –8 –01 –8 –0 Beloit 0 –9 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1969 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 3 Concordia–Moorhead $^ 7 –0 –010 –1 –0 Saint John's (MN) 5 –1 –18 –1 –1 Hamline 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Gustavus Adolphus 4 –2 –16 –3 –1 Macalester 3 –4 –05 –4 –0 Minnesota–Duluth 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 St. Thomas (MN) 1 –6 –02 –8 –0 Augsburg 0 –7 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll | 1969 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T SE Missouri State + 4 –1 –08 –2 –0 NE Missouri State + 4 –1 –06 –2 –1 Missouri–Rolla 3 –2 –07 –2 –0 Central Missouri State 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 NW Missouri State 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 SW Missouri State 0 –5 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Montclair State $ 3 –0 –08 –2 –0 Glassboro State 2 –1 –05 –3 –0 Jersey City State 1 –2 –05 –3 –0 Trenton State 0 –3 –04 –4 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1969 North Central Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T North Dakota State $ 6 –0 –010 –0 –0 Northern Iowa 4 –2 –05 –5 –0 North Dakota 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 South Dakota State 3 –3 –03 –7 –0 Morningside 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 South Dakota 2 –4 –03 –7 –0 Augustana (SD) 1 –5 –03 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Michigan Tech $ 4 –1 –05 –4 –0 Minnesota Morris 3 –1 –07 –2 –0 Moorhead State 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Bemidji State 2 –2 –14 –3 –1 St. Cloud State 1 –3 –11 –7 –1 Winona State 0 –4 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 13 Wittenberg $ 4 –0 –010 –0 –0 Marietta 6 –1 –08 –1 –0 Baldwin–Wallace 4 –1 –17 –1 –1 Denison 4 –2 –07 –2 –0 Muskingum 3 –1 –25 –2 –2 Kenyon 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Ohio Wesleyan 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Mount Union 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Capital 3 –4 –03 –4 –1 Wooster 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Hiram 2 –5 –03 –5 –0 Otterbein 1 –4 –13 –5 –1 Heidelberg 0 –4 –20 –6 –2 Oberlin 0 –6 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from AP small college poll |
| 1969 Ohio Valley Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 20/16 East Tennessee State $ 6 –0 –110 –0 –1 Western Kentucky 5 –2 –06 –3 –1 Eastern Kentucky 4 –3 –06 –4 –0 Tennessee Tech 4 –3 –05 –5 –0 Morehead State 3 –4 –06 –4 –0 Murray State 2 –4 –15 –4 –1 Austin Peay 2 –5 –02 –7 –1 Middle Tennessee 1 –6 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from AP/UPI small college polls | 1969 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Division West Chester xy$ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0 Mansfield 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 East Stroudsburg 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Kutztown 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Bloomsburg 2 –4 –02 –6 –0 Millersville 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 Cheyney 0 –5 –00 –8 –0 West Division Clarion xy 5 –0 –08 –2 –0 Slippery Rock 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Edinboro 2 –2 –14 –4 –1 Lock Haven 2 –3 –03 –4 –0 California (PA) 1 –3 –11 –6 –1 Shippensburg 1 –4 –01 –7 –0 Championship: West Chester 41, Clarion 34 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant | 1969 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T John Carroll $ 6 –0 –07 –1 –0 Bethany (WV) 4 –2 –06 –2 –0 Thiel 4 –2 –06 –2 –0 Allegheny 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Case Tech 1 –5 –02 –6 –0 Washington & Jefferson 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 Western Reserve 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1969 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Mountain Division Adams State xy 6 –1 –06 –4 –0 Western State (CO) 5 –1 –05 –4 –0 Westminster (UT) 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Southern Utah 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Colorado Mines 1 –3 –03 –6 –0 Western New Mexico 1 –4 –01 –7 –0 Fort Lewis 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 Plains Division Colorado State–Greeley xy$ 5 –0 –010 –0 –0 Emporia State 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Southern Colorado 3 –2 –07 –2 –0 Washburn 3 –3 –05 –5 –0 Nebraska–Omaha 2 –2 –03 –6 –0 Pittsburg State 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 Fort Hays State 0 –6 –00 –9 –0 Championship: Colorado State–Greeley 33, Adams State 14 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant | 1969 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Whittier $ 4 –0 –05 –5 –0 No. 19 Redlands 3 –1 –07 –2 –0 Claremont-Mudd 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Pomona 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Occidental 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 Caltech 0 –3 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1969 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Division I No. 16 Florida A&M x 4 –0 –08 –1 –0 Alabama A&M 2 –2 –06 –3 –0 Bethune–Cookman 1 –2 –14 –3 –1 South Carolina State 1 –2 –15 –3 –1 Morris Brown 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Division II Tuskegee x 5 –1 –07 –3 –0 Fort Valley State 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 Clark (GA) 4 –3 –14 –4 –1 Alabama State 4 –3 –07 –3 –0 Savannah State 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Lane 2 –3 –12 –6 –1 Morehouse 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Fisk 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Knoxville 1 –6 –01 –6 –0 x – Division champion/co-championsRankings from AP small college poll |
| 1969 Southland Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 7 Arkansas State $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –1 Abilene Christian 2 –2 –08 –2 –0 UT Arlington 2 –2 –05 –5 –0 Trinity (TX) 2 –2 –04 –6 –0 Lamar Tech 0 –4 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from AP small college poll | 1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 9/8 Alcorn A&M $ 6 –0 –18 –0 –1 Southern 5 –1 –16 –2 –1 Grambling 5 –2 –06 –4 –0 Texas Southern 3 –3 –14 –3 –2 Prairie View A&M 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 Arkansas AM&N 2 –4 –13 –6 –1 Jackson State 1 –6 –02 –6 –0 Mississippi Valley State 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll | 1969 Yankee Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T UMass $ 5 –0 –06 –3 –0 Connecticut 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Maine 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Vermont 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 New Hampshire 1 –4 –03 –5 –0 Rhode Island 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1969 NCAA College Division independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 3 Akron   –  9 –1 –0 Indiana (PA)   –  8 –1 –0 Boston University   –  9 –2 –0 No. 9 Tampa   –  8 –2 –0 Tennessee State   –  7 –1 –1 Colorado College   –  6 –2 –0 Drake   –  7 –2 –2 Northern Arizona   –  7 –3 –0 Hawaii   –  6 –3 –1 Indiana State   –  6 –3 –1 Ashland   –  5 –3 –1 Lincoln (MO)   –  5 –3 –1 Portland State   –  6 –4 –0 Santa Clara   –  6 –4 –0 UNLV   –  6 –4 –0 Eastern Michigan   –  5 –4 –0 St. Norbert   –  5 –4 –0 Cortland   –  4 –4 –0 Northern Michigan   –  5 –5 –0 Nevada   –  5 –5 –0 Rose Poly   –  4 –4 –0 Southern Illinois   –  5 –5 –0 Wayne State (MI)   –  4 –4 –0 Chattanooga   –  4 –6 –0 Chicago   –  2 –4 –0 Milwaukee   –  3 –6 –0 Northeastern   –  3 –6 –0 Wabash   –  3 –6 –0 Samford   –  2 –6 –1 Lake Forest   –  2 –6 –0 Parsons   –  2 –8 –0 Kentucky State   –  0 –8 –0 Rankings from AP small college poll |

## Rankings

College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the AP (a panel of writers) and by UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played.

### Small college final polls

In 1969, both services ranked 9–0 North Dakota State first and 10–0 Montana second. They later met in the Camellia Bowl, which North Dakota State won, 30–3.
| Rank | School | Record | No. 1 votes | Total points |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 9–0 | 24 | 319 |
| 2 | Montana | 10–0 | 8 | 295 |
| 3 | Colorado State–Greeley | 10–0 | 1 | 197 |
| 4 | Akron | 9–1 | | 186 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 8–1–1 | | 173 |
| 6 | Tampa | 9–1 | | 114 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 8–1 | | 110 |
| 8 | New Mexico Highlands | 8–0–1 | | 108 |
| 9 | Texas A&I | 9–1 | | 89 |
| 10 | Delaware | 8–2 | | 64 |
| Rank | School | Record | No. 1 votes | Total points |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 9–0 | 10 | 225 |
| 2 | Montana | 10–0 | 1 | 219 |
| 3 | Akron | 9–1 | 1 | 176 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 8–1 | | 152 |
| 5 | Colorado State–Greeley | 10–0 | | 131 |
| 6 | New Mexico Highlands | 8–0–1 | | 129 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 7–1–1 | | 115 |
| 8 | Alcorn A&M | 7–0–1 | | 107 |
| 9 | Tampa | 8–1 | | 92 |
| 10 | Delaware | 8–2 | | 70 |

## Bowl games

The postseason consisted of four bowl games as regional finals, all played on December 13. The Grantland Rice Bowl moved from Murfreesboro, Tennessee to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
| Bowl | Region | Location | Winning team | Winning team | Losing team | Losing team |
| Boardwalk | East | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Delaware | 31 | North Carolina Central | 13 |
| Grantland Rice | Mideast | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | East Tennessee State | 34 | Louisiana Tech | 14 |
| Pecan | Midwest | Arlington, Texas | Arkansas State | 29 | Drake | 14 |
| Camellia | West | Sacramento, California | North Dakota State | 30 | Montana | 3 |