1969 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 1969 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (now Louisiana Tech University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In their third year under head coach Maxie Lambright, the Bulldogs compiled an 8–1 record in the regular season, were GSC champions (5–0), but lost to East Tennessee State in the Grantland Rice Bowl to finish at 8–2.

1969 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
GSC champion
Grantland Rice Bowl, L 14–34 vs. East Tennessee State
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	8–2 (5–0 GSC)
Head coach	Maxie Lambright (3rd season)
Captains	Terry Bradshaw John Harper Tommy Spinks
Home stadium	Louisiana Tech Stadium
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Gulf States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Northwestern State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
McNeese State	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at East Carolina*		Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	W 24–6	13,500	[1]
October 4	at McNeese State		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 35–18	12,300	[2]
October 11	Southwestern Louisiana		Louisiana Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 34–21	19,000	[3]
October 18	vs. Northwestern State	No. 17	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	W 42–21	31,000	[4]
October 25	at Chattanooga*	No. 11	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 55–7	5,000	[5]
November 1	Southern Miss*	No. 5	Louisiana Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 23–24	14,000	[6]
November 8	at Southeastern Louisiana	No. 8	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	W 25–24	8,000	[7]
November 15	Lamar Tech*	No. 7	Louisiana Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 77–40	10,000	[8]
November 22	Northeast Louisiana	No. 4	Louisiana Tech Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 34–6	13,000	[9]
December 13	vs. No. 20 East Tennessee State*	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Grantland Rice Bowl)	L 14–34	16,101	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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NFL draft

Quarterback Terry Bradshaw was the first overall pick of the 1970 NFL draft, selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers.