1969 Southeastern Conference Year Summary
Record: 63-41-2, .604 W-L% (1st of 13) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 11.77 (2nd of 13) ▪ SOS: 7.88 (3rd of 13)
Conference Champion: Tennessee
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 5 (Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 5 (Auburn, Florida, Louisiana State, Mississippi and Tennessee)
Standings
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Louisiana State | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 34.9 | 9.1 | 20.68 | 3.58 | |
| Florida | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 31.2 | 18.2 | 19.02 | 7.29 | |
| Tennessee | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 29.8 | 16.3 | 19.04 | 7.04 | |
| Auburn | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 33.6 | 15.7 | 17.57 | 7.75 | |
| Mississippi | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 30.4 | 14.7 | 17.80 | 7.71 | |
| Georgia | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 19.8 | 13.3 | 13.43 | 8.52 | |
| Vanderbilt | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 24.2 | 26.4 | 2.66 | 7.26 | |
| Alabama | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 28.5 | 24.4 | 9.03 | 7.39 | |
| Kentucky | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 10.4 | 29.5 | -2.15 | 12.25 | |
| Mississippi State | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 19.3 | 38.5 | 0.66 | 10.06 | |
AP Poll Summary
| School | Pre | 9/22 | 9/29 | 10/6 | 10/13 | 10/20 | 10/27 | 11/3 | 11/10 | 11/17 | 11/24 | 12/1 | 12/8 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 9 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | ||
| Louisiana State | 16 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Florida | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | |
| Tennessee | 15 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
| Auburn | 20 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 20 | |
| Alabama | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 20 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 16 |
5 Bowl Games
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-01-01 | Sugar Bowl | Mississippi | 27 | Arkansas | 22 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| 1969-12-31 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Houston | 36 | Auburn | 7 | Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX) |
| 1969-12-27 | Gator Bowl | Florida | 14 | Tennessee | 13 | Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) |
| 1969-12-20 | Sun Bowl | Nebraska | 45 | Georgia | 6 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |
| 1969-12-13 | Liberty Bowl | Colorado | 47 | Alabama | 33 | Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) |
Award Winners
| SEC Player of the Year: | Archie Manning (Mississippi) |
| SEC Coach of the Year: | Charles McClendon (Louisiana State) |
Conference Leaders
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