1969 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1969 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVP John Isenbarger
Captains
  • Steve Applegate
  • Harry Gonso
  • Karl Pankratz
Home stadium Seventeenth Street Stadium
Seasons
  1968
1970  
1969 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Ohio State + 6 1 08 1 0
No. 9 Michigan + 6 1 08 3 0
No. 18 Purdue 5 2 08 2 0
Minnesota 4 3 04 5 1
Iowa 3 4 05 5 0
Indiana 3 4 04 6 0
Northwestern 3 4 03 7 0
Wisconsin 3 4 03 7 0
Michigan State 2 5 04 6 0
Illinois 0 7 00 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by John Pont, in his fifth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Kentucky *No. 14 ABC W 58–3037,500–38,000 [1]
September 271:30 p.m. California *No. 10L 14–1752,904
October 4at Colorado *L 7–3031,258–31,534 [2]
October 11 Minnesota
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 17–752,804
October 18 Illinois Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
W 41–2051,812
October 25at Wisconsin L 34–3658,636
November 1at Michigan State W 16–077,533
November 8 Iowa
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ABCL 17–2852,854
November 15at Northwestern L 27–3031,644
November 22No. 17 Purdue
L 21–4456,223
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1969 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 40Jade ButcherSr
HB 17 John Isenbarger Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

1970 NFL draftees

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
John Isenbarger Running back 248 San Francisco 49ers
Jade Butcher Wide receiver 6147 Atlanta Falcons
Eric StolbergWide receiver17440 Oakland Raiders

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References

  1. "IU crushes Kentucky, 58–30". The Star Press. September 21, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 38. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. "1969 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. "1969 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. "1969 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearbook). Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  7. "1970 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.