1969 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

1969 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record8–2 (2–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumShotwell Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Arkansas State $ 4 0 0 8 1 1
Abilene Christian 2 2 0 8 2 0
UT Arlington 2 2 0 5 5 0
Trinity (TX) 2 2 0 4 6 0
Lamar Tech 0 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1969 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian College (now known as Abilene Christian University) in the Southland Conference during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In their second year under head coach Wally Bullington, the team compiled a 8–2 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Arkansas Tech*
W 35–17[1]
September 20at East Texas State*W 28–23[2]
September 27at Howard Payne*
W 36–27[3]
October 4vs. McMurry*W 30–2[4]
October 19Lamar TechNo. 12
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 22–97,500[5]
October 25at Arkansas StateNo. 10
L 22–34[6]
November 1Eastern New Mexico*No. 16
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 42–13[7]
November 8at UT ArlingtonNo. 11W 28–24[8]
November 15Trinity (TX)No. 13
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
L 13–164,000[9]
November 22Angelo State*
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 51–19[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Christian beats Tech". The El Paso Times. September 14, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "ACC defeats East Texas". The El Paso Times. September 21, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cats outduel HP, 36–27". Brownwood Bulletin. September 28, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "ACC blasts McMurry, 30–2". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 5, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Abilene Christian topples Lamar, 22–9". Wichita Falls Times. October 20, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Arkansas State drops ACC". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 26, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Eastern downed by ACC, 42–13". Albuquerque Journal. November 2, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wildcats' comeback magic works again". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 9, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Trinity shaves ACC by 16–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 16, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Turnovers, ACC crush ASU unit". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 23, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.