1969 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

American college football season

1969 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	8–2 (2–2 Southland)
Head coach	Wally Bullington (2nd season)
Home stadium	Shotwell Stadium
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Arkansas State $	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
Abilene Christian	2	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Texas–Arlington	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Trinity (TX)	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Lamar Tech	0	–	4	–	0	3	–	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Arkansas Tech*		Thone Stadium Russellville, AR	W 35–17		^[1]
September 20	at East Texas State*		Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 28–23		^[2]
September 27	at Howard Payne*		Lion Stadium Brownwood, TX	W 36–27		^[3]
October 4	vs. McMurry*		Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 30–2		^[4]
October 19	Lamar Tech	No. 12	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 22–9	7,500	^[5]
October 25	at Arkansas State	No. 10	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 22–34		^[6]
November 1	Eastern New Mexico*	No. 16	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 42–13		^[7]
November 8	at Texas–Arlington	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Arlington, TX	W 28–24		^[8]
November 15	Trinity (TX)	No. 13	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	L 13–16	4,000	^[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

References

^ "Christian beats Tech". The El Paso Times. September 14, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "ACC defeats East Texas". The El Paso Times. September 21, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cats outduel HP, 36–27". Brownwood Bulletin. September 28, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "ACC blasts McMurry, 30–2". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 5, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Abilene Christian topples Lamar, 22–9". Wichita Falls Times. October 20, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Arkansas State drops ACC". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 26, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eastern downed by ACC, 42–13". Albuquerque Journal. November 2, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wildcats' comeback magic works again". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 9, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Trinity shaves ACC by 16–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 16, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Turnovers, ACC crush ASU unit". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 23, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Venues	Shotwell Stadium (1959–2016) Wildcat Stadium (2017–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games
Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat (mascot)
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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