1969 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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.

1969 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–6 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Pont (5th season)
MVP	John Isenbarger
Captain	Steve Applegate, Harry Gonso, Karl Pankratz
Home stadium	Seventeenth Street Stadium
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Kentucky*	No. 14	Stoll Field at McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	ABC	W 58–30	37,500–38,000	[1]
September 27	California*	No. 10	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 14–17	52,904
October 4	at Colorado*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 7–30	31,258–31,534	[2]
October 11	Minnesota		Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 17–7	52,804
October 18	Illinois		Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		W 41–20	51,812
October 25	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 34–36	58,636
November 1	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)		W 16–0	77,533
November 8	Iowa		Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	L 17–28	52,854
November 15	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		L 27–30	31,644
November 22	No. 17 Purdue		Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		L 21–44	56,223
*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 John Pont 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. "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 38. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
3. "1969 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
4. "1969 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
5. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
6. "1969 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearbook). Retrieved October 14, 2015.
7. "1970 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.