1969 Arkansas State Indians football team

The 1969 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Bennie Ellender, Arkansas State compiled an overall record of 8–1–1 with mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Southland title for the second consecutive season. The Indians were invited to the Pecan Bowl, where they beat Drake.

1969 Arkansas State Indians football
Southland champion
Pecan Bowl, W 29–21 vs. Drake
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 7
Record	8–1–1 (4–0 Southland)
Head coach	Bennie Ellender (7th season)
Home stadium	Kays Stadium War Memorial 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
UT 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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Eastern New Mexico*		Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 53–20		[1]
September 27	at The Citadel*	No. 5	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 10–14	19,276	[2]
October 4	at Tennessee Tech*	No. 16	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 29–22		[3]
October 18	Southwestern Louisiana*	No. 16	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 26–0	14,000	[4]
October 25	No. 10 Abilene Christian		Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 34–22	8,500	[5][6]
November 1	Lamar Tech	No. 11	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 20–0	11,254	[7]
November 8	Drake*	No. 4	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	T 21–21		[8]
November 15	UT Arlington	No. 8	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 13–3	6,500	[9]
November 22	at Trinity (TX)	No. 9	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	W 27–17	2,107–2,143	[10][11][12]
December 13	vs. Drake*	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Arlington, TX (Pecan Bowl)	W 29–21	7,500	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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