1969 East Texas State Lions football team
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 sxth 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.
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LSC co-champion | |
Conference | Lone Star Conference |
1969 record | 7–3 (6–1 LSC) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 10,000) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result |
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September 20 | 2:00 pm | Abilene Christian* | L 28–23 | |
September 27 | 2:00 pm | at Southwestern Louisiana* | W 24–13 | |
October 4 | 6:00 pm | Texas–Arlington* |
| L 38–28 |
October 8 | 6:00 pm | at McMurry |
| W 23–10 |
October 18 | 2:00 pm | at Texas A&I |
| L 28–14 |
October 25 | 2:00 pm | Sul Ross State |
| W 42–21 |
November 1 | 2:00 pm | at Howard Payne |
| W 49–14 |
November 8 | 2:00 pm | Sam Houston State |
| W 42–28 |
November 15 | 2:00 pm | at Southwest Texas State |
| W 26–6 |
November 22 | 2:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin State |
| W 36–35 |
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Awards
All-Americans
- Arthur James, First Team, Tailback
- Jack Herrington, Offensive Tackle
- Don Hynds, Defensive End
All-Lone Star Conference
LSC Superlatives
- Coach of the Year: Ernest Hawkins
LSC First Team
- George Daskalakes, Wide Receiver
- Jack Herrington, Offensive Tackle
- Don Hynds, Defensive End
- Arthur James, Tailback
- Dub Lewis, Center
LSC Second Team
- Bill Allison, Fullback
- Grady Ivy, Center/Linebacker
- Mike Kingcaid, Defensive Tackle
- Dwight White, Defensive Tackle
LSC Honorable Mention
- Jim Dietz, Quarterback [2]
References
- "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.
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