1969 NCAA University Division football season information
American college football season
1969 NCAA University Division football season
Preseason AP No. 1
Ohio State[1]
Regular season
September 20 – December 6, 1969
Number of bowls
11
Bowl games
December 6, 1969 – January 1, 1970
Champion(s)
Texas (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF)
Heisman
Steve Owens (halfback, Oklahoma)
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University Division football seasons
· 1970 →
The 1969 NCAA University Division football season was celebrated as the centennial of college football (the first season being the one in 1869).
During the 20th century, the NCAA had no playoff for the major college football teams, later known as "Division I-A." The NCAA Football Guide, however, did note an "unofficial national champion" based on the top-ranked teams in the "wire service" (AP and UPI) polls. The "writers' poll" by Associated Press (AP) was the most popular, followed by the "coaches' poll" by United Press International (UPI). In 1969, the UPI issued its final poll before the bowls, but the AP Trophy was withheld until the postseason was completed.
The AP poll in 1969 consisted of the votes of as many as 45 sportswriters, though not all of them voted in every poll. Those who cast votes would give their opinion of the twenty best teams. Under a point system of 20 points for first place, 19 for second, etc., the "overall" ranking was determined. In 1969, there were four regular season games that matched "Top Five" teams.
This was the last season in which teams were limited to ten games during the regular season; the NCAA allowed eleven starting in 1970.[2]
^"Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"Grid squads get 11 games". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 15, 1970. p. 14.
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