1969 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1969 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJohn Isenbarger
Captains
  • Steve Applegate
  • Harry Gonso
  • Karl Pankratz
Home stadiumSeventeenth Street Stadium
1969 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Michigan + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 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

The 1969 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by John Pont, in his fifth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Kentucky*No. 14
ABCW 58–3037,500–38,000[1]
September 27California*No. 10
L 14–1752,904[2]
October 4at Colorado*
L 7–3031,354[3]
October 11Minnesota
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 17–752,804[4]
October 18Illinois
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
W 41–2051,812[5]
October 25at Wisconsin
L 34–3658,636[6]
November 1at Michigan State
W 16–077,533[7]
November 8Iowa
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ABCL 17–2852,854[8]
November 15at Northwestern
L 27–3031,649[9]
November 22No. 17 Purdue
L 21–4456,223[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1969 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 40 Jade Butcher Sr
HB 17 John Isenbarger Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

1970 NFL draftees

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
John Isenbarger Running back 2 48 San Francisco 49ers
Jade Butcher Wide receiver 6 147 Atlanta Falcons
Eric Stolberg Wide receiver 17 440 Oakland Raiders

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References

  1. ^ "IU crushes Kentucky, 58–30". The Star Press. September 21, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Curtis guides California rally". The Commercial Appeal. September 28, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Colorado licks Snow, Indiana". The Minneapolis Tribune. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "I.U. beats Minnesota with Gopher-style attack". The South Bend Tribune. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hoosiers explosive in second half". The Flint Journal. October 19, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wisconsin wins homecoming tilt". The La Crosse Tribune. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hoosiers end MSU's bowl hopes, 16–0". Detroit Free Press. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Iowa wilts Indiana's Rose hopes with 28–17 upset". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 9, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Collapsing Hoosiers upset by Wildcats". Palladium-Item. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Purdue thumps Hoosiers, 44–21". The Kokomo Tribune. November 23, 1969. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1969 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  12. ^ "1969 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  13. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  14. ^ "1969 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearbook). Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  15. ^ "Schedule/Results (1969 Indiana)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  16. ^ "1970 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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