1969 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Last updated

1969 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Conference Southland Conference
Record8–2 (2–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Shotwell Stadium
Seasons
←  1968
1970  →
1969 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Arkansas State $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –1
Abilene Christian 2 –2 –08 –2 –0
Texas–Arlington 2 –2 –05 –5 –0
Trinity (TX) 2 –2 –04 –6 –0
Lamar Tech 0 –4 –03 –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

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 19 Lamar Tech No. 12
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 22–97,500 [5]
October 25at Arkansas State No. 10
L 22–34 [6]
November 1 Eastern New Mexico *No. 16
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 42–13 [7]
November 8at Texas–Arlington No. 11
W 28–24 [8]
November 15 Trinity (TX) No. 13
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
L 13–164,000 [9]
November 22 Angelo State *
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 51–19 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Related Research Articles

The 1951 Texas Western Miners football team was an American football team that represented Texas Western College as a member of the Border Conference during the 1951 college football season. In its second season under head coach Mike Brumbelow, the team compiled a 3–7 record, finished fifth in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 241 to 152.

The 1973 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian College (ACC) during the 1973 NAIA Division I football season. In their sixth season under head coach Wally Bullington, and their first season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC), the Wildcats compiled an 11–1 record, won the LSC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 466 to 206. They advanced to the NAIA playoff, defeating Langston (34–6) in the semifinals and Elon (42–14) in the Champion Bowl to win the 1973 NAIA Division I football national championship.

The 1955 East Texas State Lions football team was an American football team that represented East Texas State Teachers College—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Jules V. Sikes, the Lions compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the LSC title with Sam Houston State and Southwest Texas State.

The 1955 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian College—now known as Abilene Christian University—as a member of the Gulf Coast Conference (GCC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by Garvin Beauchamp in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 3–5–2 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, sharing the GCC title with North Texas State. Abilene Christian's game against Mississippi Southern on November 5 counted in the conference standings even though Mississippi Southern was not a member of the GCC.

The 1952 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian College—now known as Abilene Christian University—as a member of the Texas Conference during the 1952 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Garvin Beauchamp, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Texas Conference title for the third consecutive season.

The 1952 West Texas State Buffaloes football team represented West Texas State College—now known as West Texas A&M University—as a member of the Border Conference during the 1952 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Frank Kimbrough, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing seventh the Border Conference.

The 1930 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State Teachers College during the 1930 college football season as a member of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA). In their 12th year under head coach Oscar W. Strahan, the team compiled an overall record of 5–2–3 with a mark of 3–1–2 in conference play.

The 1946 Texas Conference football season was the season of college football played by the member schools of the Texas Conference as part of the 1946 college football season. Abilene Christian and Southwestern (TX) tied for the conference championship. None of the Texas Conference teams was ranked in the Associated Press poll or played in a bowl game.

The 1950 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian College—now known as Abilene Christian University—as a member of the Texas Conference during the 1950 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Garvin Beauchamp, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 11–0 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the Texas Conference title. Abilene Christian was invited to the Refrigerator Bowl, where the Wildcats defeated Gustavus Adolphus. The team played home games at Fair Park Stadium in Abilene, Texas.

The 1951 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team represented Abilene Christian College—now known as Abilene Christian University—as a member of the Texas Conference during the 1951 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Garvin Beauchamp, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the Texas Conference title with Howard Payne and Texas A&I.

The 1951 West Texas State Buffaloes football team represented West Texas State College—now known as West Texas A&M University—as a member of the Border Conference during the 1951 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Frank Kimbrough, the team Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the Border Conference.

The 1966 Trinity Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Trinity University in the Southland Conference during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Wilson Waites, the team compiled a 5–4 record.

The 1964 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian College in the Southland Conference during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. In their third year under head coach Les Wheeler, the team compiled a 5–5 record.

The 1965 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian College in the Southland Conference during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Les Wheeler, the team compiled a 4–5 record.

The 1966 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian College in the Southland Conference during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Les Wheeler, the team compiled a 4–6 record.

The 1967 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian College in the Southland Conference during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach Les Wheeler, the team compiled a 3–6 record.

The 1968 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian College in the Southland Conference during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Wally Bullington, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record.

The 1970 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian College in the Southland Conference during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In their third year under head coach Wally Bullington, the team compiled a 9–2 record.

The 1971 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian College in the Southland Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Wally Bullington, the team compiled a 5–5 record.

The 1972 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian College in the Southland Conference during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Wally Bullington, the team compiled a 3–8 record.

References

  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.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.