1969 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

1969 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
1969 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Dan Boisture (3rd season);
Captain	Bob Lints, Gary Matsche
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium
	Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 3 Akron		–		9	–	1	–	0
Indiana (PA)		–		8	–	1	–	0
Boston University		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Tampa		–		8	–	2	–	0
Tennessee State		–		7	–	1	–	1
Colorado College		–		6	–	2	–	0
Drake		–		7	–	2	–	2
Northern Arizona		–		7	–	3	–	0
Hawaii		–		6	–	3	–	1
Indiana State		–		6	–	3	–	1
Ashland		–		5	–	3	–	1
Lincoln (MO)		–		5	–	3	–	1
Portland State		–		6	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara		–		6	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		6	–	4	–	0
Eastern Michigan		–		5	–	4	–	0
St. Norbert		–		5	–	4	–	0
Cortland		–		4	–	4	–	0
Northern Michigan		–		5	–	5	–	0
Nevada		–		5	–	5	–	0
Rose Poly		–		4	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		5	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)		–		4	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga		–		4	–	6	–	0
Chicago		–		2	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee		–		3	–	6	–	0
Northeastern		–		3	–	6	–	0
Wabash		–		3	–	6	–	0
Samford		–		2	–	6	–	1
Lake Forest		–		2	–	6	–	0
Parsons		–		2	–	8	–	0
Kentucky State		–		0	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1969 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University as an independent during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In their third season under head coach Dan Boisture, the Hurons compiled a 5–4 record and outscored their opponents, 255 to 106.^[1]

On September 27, 1969, the Hurons played their first game in Rynearson Stadium, built at a cost of $1.4 million. The Hurons won the opening game, 10-3, over Akron in front of a crowd of 12,100 spectators.^[2] The formal dedication of the new stadium was held on October 25, 1969, before a homecoming day crowd of 17,600; the Hurons lost to Tampa, 17-7, in the dedication day game.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Murray State	Murray, KY	L 20–28	8,000
September 27	No. 7 Akron	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 10–3	12,100
October 4	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 13–14	15,000
October 11	at Waynesburg	Waynesburg, PA	W 48–0	3,000
October 18	Kentucky State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 48–6	8,900
October 25	Tampa	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 7–17	17,600
November 1	at Northeastern	Boston, MA	W 56–0	3,200
November 8	Montana State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 31–7	6,500
November 15	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 22–31	2,000–2,700	^[4]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game