1969 NCAA Division I-A football season

1969 NCAA University Division football season
Total # of teams	123
Preseason AP #1	Ohio State Buckeyes
Regular season	September 20 – December 6, 1969
Number of bowls	11
Bowl games	December 6, 1969 – January 1, 1970
Champions	Texas Longhorns (AP, Coaches)
Heisman	Steve Owens, Oklahoma HB
← 1968 College football seasons 1970 →

1969 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
South Carolina $	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
NC State	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Clemson	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Maryland	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1969 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6 Missouri +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#11 Nebraska +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#16 Colorado	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kansas State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Kansas	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

1969 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Ohio State +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
#9 Michigan +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
#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

1969 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Dartmouth +		6	–	1					8	–	1
Yale +		6	–	1					7	–	2
Princeton +		6	–	1					6	–	3
Cornell		4	–	3					4	–	5
Penn		2	–	5					4	–	5
Harvard		2	–	5					3	–	6
Brown		1	–	6					2	–	7
Columbia		1	–	6					1	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions

1969 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Diego State $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Long Beach State	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
San Jose State	1	–	1	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
UC Santa Barbara	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Fresno State	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1969 Pacific-8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 USC $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	1
#13 UCLA	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
#19 Stanford	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Oregon State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Oregon	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
California	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Washington	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Washington State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1969 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#15 Tennessee $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#10 LSU	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
#20 Auburn	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
#14 Florida	3	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
#8 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1969 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Davidson $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Richmond $	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
East Carolina	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Furman	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
VMI	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
#17 West Virginia			–					10	–	1	–	0
#12 Houston			–					9	–	2	–	0
#5 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	1
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
West Texas State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Army			–					4	–	5	–	1
VPI			–					4	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	7	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	9	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 college 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 ten 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.

In the preseason poll released on September 15, the defending champion Ohio State Buckeyes were at the top with 26 of the 33 first place votes. Arkansas was second, followed by Penn State, Texas, and USC.

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