1969 East Texas State Lions football team
| 1969 East Texas State Lions football | |
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LSC co-champion | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (6–1 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1/11 Texas A&I +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sul Ross | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Payne | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McMurry | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angelo State * | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State * | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1969 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University in the 1969 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Ernest Hawkins, who was in his sixth season at East Texas State. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Lions shared the Lone Star Conference championship with Texas A&I, the eventual national champion.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 20 | 2:00 pm | Abilene Christian* | L 23–28 | [1] | |
| September 27 | 2:00 pm | at Southwestern Louisiana* | W 24–13 | [2] | |
| October 4 | 6:00 pm | Texas–Arlington* |
| L 28–38 | [3] |
| October 11 | 6:00 pm | at McMurry | Abilene, TX | W 23–10 | [4] |
| October 18 | 2:00 pm | at No. 3 Texas A&I | L 14–28 | [5] | |
| October 25 | 2:00 pm | Sul Ross |
| W 42–21 | [6] |
| November 1 | 2:00 pm | at Howard Payne |
| W 49–14 | [7] |
| November 8 | 2:00 pm | Sam Houston State |
| W 42–28 | [8] |
| November 15 | 2:00 pm | at Southwest Texas State |
| W 26–6 | [9] |
| November 22 | 2:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin |
| W 36–35 | [10] |
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Postseason awards[edit]
All-Americans[edit]
- Arthur James, First Team, tailback
- Jack Herrington, offensive tackle
- Don Hynds, defensive end
Lone Star Conference superlatives[edit]
- Coach of the Year: Ernest Hawkins
All-Lone Star Conference[edit]
LSC First Team[edit]
- George Daskalakes, wide receiver
- Jack Herrington, offensive tackle
- Don Hynds, defensive end
- Arthur James, tailback
- Dub Lewis, center
LSC Second Team[edit]
- Bill Allison, fullback
- Grady Ivy, center/linebacker
- Mike Kingcaid, defensive tackle
- Dwight White, defensive tackle
LSC Honorable Mention[edit]
- Jim Dietz, quarterback[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "ACC defeats East Texas". The El Paso Times. September 21, 1969. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ETSU cops 24–13 victory". The Shreveport Times. September 28, 1969. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebs' passes thump Lions". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1969. p. 2B. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ETSU clouts McMurry, 23–10". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 12, 1969. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&I whips East Texas". The Galveston Daily News. October 19, 1969. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lions drop Sul Ross in Lone Star". The Odessa American. October 26, 1969. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lion spurt jars Payne". Brownwood Bulletin. November 2, 1969. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "James stars in ETSU win". The Shreveport Times. November 9, 1969. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats clawed, 26–6, by high-steppin' Lions". Austin American-Statesman. November 16, 1969. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deskalakes' point after catch spells doom for Axmen, 36–35". The Shreveport Times. November 23, 1969. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ "A&M-Commerce Football Award History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
