The 1969 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1969 college football season, including the 1969 NCAA College Division football season and the 1969 NAIA football season. Separate rankings were published by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). The AP rankings were selected by a board of sports writers, and the UPI rankings were selected by a board of small-college coaches.
| 1969 small college football rankings | |
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No. 1: North Dakota State | |
| Small college football rankings (AP, UPI) | |
«1968 1970» |
The 1969 North Dakota State Bison football team compiled a perfect 10–0 record and was rated No. 1 by both the AP and UPI. Montana compiled a 10–0 record in the regular season and was ranked No. 2 by both the AP and UPI. North Dakota State and Montana met in the post-season Camellia Bowl with North Dakota State prevailing by a 30–3 score.
Legend
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AP poll
edit| Week 1 Sept 25[1] | Week 2 Oct 2[2] | Week 3 Oct 9[3] | Week 4 Oct 16[4] | Week 5 Oct 23[5] | Week 6 Oct 30[6] | Week 7 Nov 6[7] | Week 8 Nov 13[8] | Week 9 Nov 20[9] | Week 10 Nov 27[10] | ||
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| 1. | North Dakota State (4) | North Dakota State (3–0) (7) | North Dakota State (4–0) (7) | North Dakota State (5–0) (6) | North Dakota State (6–0) (9) | North Dakota State (7–0) (5) | North Dakota State (8–0) (10) | North Dakota State (9–0) (11) | North Dakota State (9–0) (10) | North Dakota State (9–0) (10) | 1. |
| 2. | IUP (1) | IUP (2–0) (1) | IUP (3–0) (2) | IUP (4–0) (3) | Montana (6–0) (1) | Alcorn A&M (5–0) | Montana (8–0) (1) | Montana (9–0) (1) | Montana (9–0) | Montana (10–0) (1) | 2. |
| 3. | Grambling | Grambling (1–1) | Texas A&I (3–0) (1) | Texas A&I (4–0) (1) | Texas A&I (5–0) (1) | Montana (7–0) (2) | Delaware (6–1) | Delaware (7–1) | Akron (9–1) (1) | Akron (9–1) (1) | 3. |
| 4. | Northern Arizona | Texas A&I (2–0) (3) | Montana (3–0) | Montana (5–0) (1) | Alcorn A&M (4–0) | Texas A&I (6–0) | Arkansas State (5–1) | Akron (8–1) (1) | Louisiana Tech (7–1) | Louisiana Tech (8–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Arkansas State | Lenoir–Rhyne (2–0) (1) | Grambling (2–1) | Alcorn A&M (3–0) (1) | IUP (5–0) (1) | Louisiana Tech (5–0) (2) | Akron (7–1) (1) | New Mexico Highlands (7–0–1) (1) | Alcorn A&M (7–0–1) | Colorado State College (10–0) (1) | 5. |
| 6. | Weber State | Alcorn A&M (2–1) (2) | Delaware (2–1) | Delaware (3–1) | Sacramento State | Sacramento State | Alcorn A&M (5–0–1) | Alcorn A&M (6–0–1) | New Mexico Highlands (8–0–1) | New Mexico Highlands (8–0–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Akron (2) | Weber State (2–1) | Sacramento State (2–1) | Akron (4–1) (1) | East Tennessee State (6–0) | Delaware (5–1) | New Mexico Highlands (6–0–1) | Louisiana Tech (6–1) | Colorado State College (9–0) (1) | Arkansas State (7–1–1) | 7. |
| 8. | Delaware | Northern Arizona (2–1) | Lenoir–Rhyne (3–1) | Sacramento State (3–1) | Delaware (4–1) | Akron (6–1) (1) | Louisiana Tech (5–1) | Arkansas State (6–1–1) | Tampa (6–2–1) | Alcorn A&M (7–0–1) | 8. |
| 9. | Texas A&I | Montana (3–0) | Alcorn A&M (2–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (4–1) (2) | Akron (5–1) (1) | New Mexico Highlands (5–0–1) | Texas A&I (6–1) (1) т | Northern Arizona (7–2) | Arkansas State (6–1–1) | Tampa (7–2–1) | 9. |
| 10. | Tennessee State | Northwestern State (2–1) | Akron (3–1) (1) | East Tennessee State (5–0) | Abilene Christian (5–0) | Humboldt State (6–0) | Wittenberg т | Texas A&I (7–1) (1) | Sacramento State (7–2) | Delaware (8–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Northwestern State (1) [note 1] | Sacramento State (1–1) | Northern Arizona (3–1) | Florida A&M (3–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (5–0) | Arkansas State (4–1) (1) | Abilene Christian (6–1) | Tampa (6–1) | Wittenberg (8–0) | Texas A&I (9–1) (1) | 11. |
| 12. | Sacramento State | Delaware (1–1) | Central Missouri State (3–0) | Abilene Christian (4–0) | Louisiana Tech (4–0) | East Tennessee State (6–0–1) | Northern Arizona (6–2) | Sacramento State | Texas A&I (8–1) (1) | Sacramento State (8–2) | 12. |
| 13. | Florida A&M | Florida A&M (0–0) | Florida A&M (1–0) | Northern Arizona (4–1) | Florida A&M (3–0) | Troy State (6–0–1) | East Tennessee State (6–0–1) | Abilene Christian (7–1) | Western Carolina (9–0) (1) | Wittenberg (9–0) | 13. |
| 14. | South Dakota | Northern Michigan (1–1) | Arkansas State (2–1) | New Mexico Highlands (3–0–1) | New Mexico Highlands (4–0–1) | Northern Arizona (5–2) | Western Carolina (7–0) (1) | Western Carolina (8–0) (2) | Delaware (7–2) | Colorado College (7–2) | 14. |
| 15. | Troy State | Morehead State (2–0) | Weber State (2–2) | Wilkes (3–0) | Indiana State | Wittenberg | Colorado State College (7–0) | Colorado State College (8–0) | St. Olaf (8–1) | Northern Arizona (7–3) | 15. |
| 16. | New Mexico Highlands | Arkansas State (2–1) | Humboldt State (3–0) | Arkansas State (2–1) | Colorado State College (5–0) | Abilene Christian (5–1) | Sacramento State | IUP (7–0–1) | IUP (8–1) | Florida A&M (6–1) | 16. |
| 17. | Montana State | Troy State (2–0–1) | Wilkes (2–0) | Louisiana Tech (3–0) | Northern Arizona (4–2) | Western Carolina (6–0) (1) | Humboldt State (6–1) | East Tennessee State (7–0–1) | Western Illinois (8–2) (1) | Concordia (MN) (9–0) | 17. |
| 18. | Morehead State | New Mexico Highlands (1–0–1) т | New Mexico Highlands (2–0–1) | Central Michigan (4–1) | Wittenberg | Tennessee State | IUP (6–1) | Wittenberg | Florida A&M (5–1) | IUP (8–1) | 18. |
| 19. | Lenoir–Rhyne | Akron (2–1) т | Fairmont State (4–0) [note 2] | Fairmont State (5–0) (1) | Humboldt State (5–0) | IUP (5–1) | Tampa (6–1) | Western Illinois (1) | Colorado College (6–2) | St. Olaf (8–1) | 19. |
| 20. | Wilkes | Wilkes (1–0) | Wittenberg (2–0) | Idaho State (4–0) | Troy State (5–0–1) | Colorado State College (6–0) | Indiana State | Indiana State | Northern Arizona (7–3) | East Tennessee State (9–0–1) | 20. |
| Week 1 Sept 25[1] | Week 2 Oct 2[2] | Week 3 Oct 9[3] | Week 4 Oct 16[4] | Week 5 Oct 23[5] | Week 6 Oct 30[6] | Week 7 Nov 6[7] | Week 8 Nov 13[8] | Week 9 Nov 20[9] | Week 10 Nov 27[10] | ||
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UPI coaches poll
edit| Week 1 Sept 24[11] | Week 2 Oct 1[12] | Week 3 Oct 8[13] | Week 4 Oct 15[14] | Week 5 Oct 22[15] | Week 6 Oct 29[16] | Week 7 Nov 5[17] | Week 8 Nov 12[18] | Week 9 Nov 19[19] | Week 10 Nov 26[20] | ||
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| 1. | North Dakota State (2–0) (22) | North Dakota State (3–0) (32) | North Dakota State (4–0) (27) | North Dakota State (5–0) (28) | North Dakota State (6–0) (24) | North Dakota State (7–0) (20) | North Dakota State (8–0) (28) | North Dakota State (9–0) (22) | North Dakota State (9–0) (20) | North Dakota State (9–0) (24) | 1. |
| 2. | Texas A&I (1–0) | Texas A&I (2–0) | Texas A&I (3–0) | Texas A&I (4–0) | Texas A&I (5–0) | Texas A&I (6–0) | Montana (8–0) (1) | Montana (9–0) (5) | Montana (10–0) (12) | Montana (10–0) (8) | 2. |
| 3. | Arkansas State (1–0) (6) | Humboldt State (2–0) | Humboldt State (3–0) | Montana (5–0) | Montana (6–0) (2) | Montana (7–0) (6) | Arkansas State (5–1) (1) | Delaware (7–1) (5) | Colorado State College (9–0) (1) | Colorado State College (10–0) (1) | 3. |
| 4. | Eastern Kentucky (1–0) | Alcorn A&M (2–0) | Montana (4–0) (1) | Humboldt State (4–0) | Troy State (5–0–1) (1) | Troy State (6–0–1) (1) | Delaware (6–1) (3) | Colorado State College (8–0) (1) | Akron (9–1) | Akron (9–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Weber State (2–0) (1) | Troy State (2–0–1) | Arkansas State (2–1) (2) | Troy State (4–0–1) | Humboldt State (5–0) | Arkansas State (4–1) (1) | New Mexico Highlands (6–0–1) | Akron (8–1) | Arkansas State (7–1–1) | Arkansas State (8–1–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Delaware (1–0) | Fresno State (2–0) | Troy State (3–0–1) | Arkansas State (2–1) (1) | Arkansas State (3–1) (1) | Humboldt State (6–0) | Colorado State College (7–0) (1) | New Mexico Highlands (7–0–1) | New Mexico Highlands (8–0–1) | Tampa (9–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Humboldt State (1–0) | Montana (3–0) | Alcorn A&M (2–0) | Alcorn A&M (3–0) (1) | Alcorn A&M (4–0) (1) | Delaware (5–1) (1) | Akron (7–1) | Arkansas State (6–1–1) | Tampa (7–1) | Louisiana Tech (8–1) | 7. |
| 8. | Troy State (1–0–1) | Arkansas State (1–1) | Delaware (2–1) | Delaware (3–1) | Delaware (4–1) (2) | Alcorn A&M (5–0) (1) | Texas A&I (6–1) | Texas A&I (7–1) | Louisiana Tech (7–1) | New Mexico Highlands (8–0–1) | 8. |
| 9. | Alcorn A&M (1–0) (2) | Delaware (1–1) | IUP (3–0) (1) | New Mexico Highlands (3–0–1) | New Mexico Highlands (4–0–1) | Louisiana Tech (5–0) (2) | Tampa (6–1) | Tampa (6–1) | Texas A&I (8–1) | Texas A&I (9–1) | 9. |
| 10. | Adams State (1–0) | IUP (2–0) | New Mexico Highlands (2–0–1) | IUP (4–0) (1) | IUP (5–0) (1) | New Mexico Highlands (5–0–1) (2) | Alcorn A&M (5–0–1) | Alcorn A&M (6–0–1) | Delaware (7–2) | Delaware (8–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Akron (1–0) (2) | Adams State (2–0) | East Tennessee State (4–0) | East Tennessee State (5–0) т | Abilene Christian (5–0) | Colorado State College (6–0) (1) | Louisiana Tech (5–1) | Louisiana Tech (6–1) | Alcorn A&M (7–0–1) | Troy State (8–1–1) | 11. |
| 12. | IUP (1–0) | Weber State (2–1) | Abilene Christian (4–0) | Idaho State (3–1) (1) т | East Tennessee State (6–0) | Akron (6–1) | IUP (6–1) | East Tennessee State (7–0–1) | Troy State (8–1–1) | Concordia (MN) (9–0) | 12. |
| 13. | Northern Arizona (1–0) | Santa Clara (2–0) | Northern Michigan (3–1) | Abilene Christian (4–0) | Akron (5–1) | Tampa (5–1) | East Tennessee State (6–0–1) т | Western Carolina (8–0) (1) | Western Carolina (9–0) (1) | Alcorn A&M (8–0–1) | 13. |
| 14. | Fresno State (1–0) | East Tennessee State (3–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (3–0) (1) | Lenoir–Rhyne (4–0) (1) | Colorado State College (5–0) (1) т | IUP (5–1) | Troy State (6–1–1) т | Concordia (MN) (9–0) т | Cal State Hayward (8–1) | Southwestern Oklahoma State (8–1) | 14. |
| 15. | New Mexico Highlands (0–0–1) | Abilene Christian (3–0) | Northeastern Oklahoma | Akron (4–1) | Lenoir–Rhyne (5–0) (1) т | East Tennessee State (6–0–1) | Concordia (MN) (9–0) | Abilene Christian (7–1) т | East Tennessee State (8–0–1) | Cal State Hayward (9–1) (1) | 15. |
| 16. | Grambling (1–1) | Eastern Michigan (2–0) | Idaho State (2–1) (1) | Northeastern Oklahoma (1) | Louisiana Tech | Concordia (MN) (8–0) | Abilene Christian (6–1) | IUP (7–0–1) | Concordia (MN) (9–0) | East Tennessee State (9–0–1) | 16. |
| 17. | Florida A&M (0–0) | New Mexico Highlands (1–0–1) | Akron (3–1) | Fresno State (3–1) | Idaho State (3–2) | Western Carolina (6–0) | Northern Arizona (6–2) | Northern Arizona (7–2) | IUP (8–0–1) | Hillsdale (9–1) | 17. |
| 18. | Santa Clara (1–0) (1) | Eastern Kentucky (1–1) | Northern Arizona (2–1) т | Colorado State College (4–0) (1) | Tampa | Northeastern Oklahoma (5–1) | Humboldt State (6–1) | Northeastern Oklahoma (7–1) (1) | Southwestern Oklahoma State (8–1) | IUP (8–0–1) | 18. |
| 19. | Western Kentucky (0–0–1) | Connecticut (2–0) т | Fresno State (2–1) т | Northern Arizona (3–1) | Missouri–Rolla (5–0) (1) | Abilene Christian (5–1) | Western Carolina (7–0) | Southwestern Oklahoma State | Northeastern Oklahoma (9–1) | Northeastern Oklahoma (9–1) | 19. |
| 20. | Montana (2–0) т | Northern Michigan (2–1) т | Colorado State College (3–0) (1) | Missouri–Rolla [note 3] | Florida A&M (3–0) | Southwestern Oklahoma State [note 4] | Northeastern Oklahoma (6–1) (1) | Troy State (7–1–1) | Wofford (7–2) | Wofford (8–2) (1) | 20. |
| 21. | Texas–Arlington (1–0) т | Lenoir–Rhyne (2–0) т | 21. | ||||||||
| 22. | Abilene Christian (2–0) т | 22. | |||||||||
| Week 1 Sept 24[11] | Week 2 Oct 1[12] | Week 3 Oct 8[13] | Week 4 Oct 15[14] | Week 5 Oct 22[15] | Week 6 Oct 29[16] | Week 7 Nov 5[17] | Week 8 Nov 12[18] | Week 9 Nov 19[19] | Week 10 Nov 26[20] | ||
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| Dropped: 20 Southwestern Oklahoma State | Dropped: 18 Humboldt State | Dropped:
| Dropped: 13 Western Carolina |
HBCU rankings
editThe New Pittsburgh Courier, a leading African American newspaper, ranked the top 1969 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was often racially segregated.
The rankings were published on December 20:[21]
- 1. Alcorn A&M (8–0–1)
- 2. Tennessee State (7–1–1)
- 3. Florida A&M (8–1)
- 4. Southern (6–2–1)
- 5. Grambling (6–4)
- 6. Texas Southern (4–3–2)
- 7. North Carolina College (7–2–1)
- 8. North Carolina A&T (6–2–1)
- 9. Johnson C. Smith (8–2)
- 10. Morgan State (6–4)
- 11. South Carolina State (4–3–1)
- 12. Virginia Union (5–4)
- 13. Tuskegee (7–3)
- 14. Elizabeth City State (8–1)
- 15. Fort Valley State (7–2)
Notes
edit- ^ In the actual printed polls, Northwestern State was listed as Northwestern Louisiana
- ^ In the actual printed polls, Fairmont State was listed as Fairmont
- ^ In the actual printed polls, Missouri–Rolla was listed as Missouri at Rolla
- ^ In the actual printed polls, Southwestern Oklahoma State was listed as Southwestern Oklahoma
References
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- ^ "Small college leaders firm". Battle Creek Enquirer. Battle Creek, Michigan. October 9, 1969. p. B-1. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling Falls In Small College Football Ratings". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 17, 1969. p. 33. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison Boost Small College Poll Lead". Stevens Point Journal. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. October 23, 1969. p. 11. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "North Dakota Holds Top Ranking In Small College Football Poll". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Fairbanks, Alaska. November 6, 1969. p. 10. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.D. State Keeps Top Grid Rating As Season Ends". The Circleville Herald. Circleville, Ohio. November 13, 1969. p. 15. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Small College Football Poll". Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. November 20, 1969. p. 13. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech Remains Fourth; E. Tenn. St. Is 20th". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. November 27, 1969. p. A-15. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Weber State Ranked 5th In College Division Poll". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. September 24, 1969. p. 2B. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Jacks Climb To Third in Ratings". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. October 1, 1969. p. 17. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lenoir Rhyne Climbs To 14". Statesville Record And Landmark. Statesville, North Carolina. October 8, 1969. p. 13-B. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ William Verigan (October 15, 1969). "LR 14th In Poll For Second Week". Statesville Record And Landmark. Statesville, North Carolina. p. 12-B. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "La. Tech 16th. In Small College". Daily World. Opelousas, Louisiana. October 22, 1969. p. 10. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UPI Top Twenty". The Ludington Daily News. Ludington, Michigan. October 29, 1969. p. 16. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Highlands Jumps 5 Spots in Poll". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. November 6, 1969. p. D-4. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N. Dak. St. Sets Sights On National Championship". Tyrone Daily Herald. Tyrone, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1969. p. 8. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indiana 17th In Grid Poll". Simpson’s Leader-Times. Kittanning, Pennsylvania. November 19, 1969. p. 17. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison Reclaim College Title". St. Cloud Times. St. Cloud, Minnesota. November 27, 1969. p. 36. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Courier Double-R System". New Pittsburgh Courier (p. 15). December 20, 1969 – via Newspapers.com.
