1969 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season

1969 Indiana Hoosiers football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 4–6 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* John Pont (5th season)

MVP| John Isenbarger
Captain| Steve Applegate, Harry Gonso, Karl Pankratz
Home stadium| Seventeenth Street Stadium

Seasons

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1970 ->

1969 Big Ten Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 4 Ohio State \+  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 9 Michigan \+  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 18 Purdue | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Minnesota | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Iowa | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Indiana | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Northwestern | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Wisconsin | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Michigan State | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Illinois | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 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.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 20| at Kentucky*| No. 14|

* Stoll Field at McLean Stadium
* Lexington, KY (rivalry)

| ABC| W 58–30| 37,500–38,000| [1]
September 27| California*| No. 10|

* Seventeenth Street Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| | L 14–17| 52,904|
October 4| at Colorado*| |

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO

| | L 7–30| 31,258–31,534| [2]
October 11| Minnesota| |

* Seventeenth Street Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| | W 17–7| 52,804|
October 18| Illinois| |

* Seventeenth Street Stadium
* Bloomington, IN (rivalry)

| | W 41–20| 51,812|
October 25| at Wisconsin| |

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| | L 34–36| 58,636|
November 1| at Michigan State| |

* Spartan Stadium
* East Lansing, MI (rivalry)

| | W 16–0| 77,533|
November 8| Iowa| |

* Seventeenth Street Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| ABC| L 17–28| 52,854|
November 15| at Northwestern| |

* Dyche Stadium
* Evanston, IL

| | L 27–30| 31,644|
November 22| No. 17 Purdue| |

* Seventeenth Street Stadium
* Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)

| | L 21–44| 56,223|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Roster

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1969 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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WR | `40` | Jade Butcher | Sr
HB | `17` | John Isenbarger | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* John Pont

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## 1970 NFL draftees

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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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John Isenbarger | Running back | 2 | 48 | San Francisco 49ers
Jade Butcher | Wide receiver | 6 | 147 | Atlanta Falcons
Eric Stolberg | Wide receiver | 17 | 440 | Oakland Raiders

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## References

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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.

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Indiana Hoosiers football

Venues|

* Athletic Field (1887–1897)
* Jordan Field (1898–1924)
* Memorial Stadium (old) (1925–1959)
* Memorial Stadium (1960–present)
* John Mellencamp Pavilion (practice; 1996–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Illinois: Rivalry
* Kentucky: Battle of the Barrel
* Michigan State: Battle for the Old Brass Spittoon
* Purdue: Old Oaken Bucket

Culture & lore|

* "Indiana, Our Indiana"
* Marching Hundred

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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