The 1969 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1969 college football season . The Longhorns won all of their games to finish 11–0 and win their second consensus National Championship in school history. The first title was six seasons earlier, in 1963 .
Schedule [ ] The Longhorns finished the 1969 regular season with a 10–0 record, and defeated ninth-ranked Notre Dame 21–17 in the 1970 Cotton Bowl Classic. It was the Longhorns 20th consecutive victory and second straight Cotton Bowl Classic title. Notre Dame played in its first bowl game in 45 years and second overall; the only other bowl appearance was in the 1925 Rose Bowl .
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank #
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 20*
3:00 PM
at California
#4
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
NBC
W 17–0 33,702
September 27
7:30 PM
Texas Tech
#4
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry )
W 49–7 65,200
October 4*
7:00 PM
Navy
#2
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
W 56–17 63,500
October 11*
1:00 PM
vs. #8 Oklahoma
#2
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout )
ABC
W 27–17 71,938
October 25
1:30 PM
Rice
#2
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
W 31–0 61,500
November 1
1:00 PM
at SMU
#2
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX
W 45–14 55,287
November 8
2:00 PM
Baylor
#2
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
W 56–14 55,000
November 15
2:00 PM
TCU
#2
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
W 69–7 51,000
November 27
1:00 PM
at Texas A&M
#1
Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry )
W 49–12 51,160
December 6
12:00 PM
at #2 Arkansas
#1
Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Game of The Century )
ABC
W 15–14 47,500
January 1*
1:00 PM
vs. #9 Notre Dame
#1
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic )
CBS
W 21–17 71,938
*Non-Conference Game. † Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll . All times are in Central Time .
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1969 team players in the NFL [ ] The following 1969 Longhorns were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft :[2]
Awards and honors [ ] Bob McKay, Tackle, Consensus All-American[3] References [ ] v · d · e 1969 Texas Longhorns football—consensus national champions
