1969 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen football team

American college football season
1969 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen football
Junior college national champion
Shrine Bowl, W 20–6 vs. Arizona Western
Record10–0 (–0 )
Head coach
  • Chuck Bowman (3rd season)
Home stadiumRobertson Field
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →

The 1969 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen football team was an American football team that represented Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO) during the 1969 junior college football season. In their third year under head coach Chuck Bowman, the Norsemen compiled a perfect 10–0 record, defeated Arizona Western in the Shrine Bowl, were selected as the junior college national champion, and outscored opponents by a total of 327 to 54. NEO also won national championships in 1959 and 1967.

Linebacker Mark Driscoll was selected as a first-team player on the 1969 Grid Wire All-America junior college football team.[1]

Bowman's assistant coaches were John Tiger (offensive line), Robert Maxwell (defensive secondary), Richard Gwinn (defensive line), Don Rominger (defense), Richard Ball (backfield).[2]

The team played its home games at Robertston Field in Miami, Oklahoma.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Centerville JC
  • Robertson Field
  • Miami, OK
W 16–13
September 27at EllsworthIowa Falls, IAW 6–0
October 4Grand Rapids JC
  • Robertson Field
  • Miami, OK
W 47–0
October 11at TrinidadTrinidad, COW 28–0
October 18Chicago Kennedy-King
  • Robertson Field
  • Miami, OK
W 58–0
October 25at FerrumFerrum, VAW 58–10
November 1Tulsa frosh
  • Robertson Field
  • Miami, OK
W 41–2
November 8Iowa Central
  • Robertson Field
  • Miami, OK
W 35–1010,000[3]
November 15at McCookMcCook, NEW 26–13[4]
November 28vs. Arizona WesternSavannah, GA (Shrine Bowl)W 20–6[5]

References

  1. ^ "Juco All-America Goes to Driscoll". Tulsa World. December 12, 1969. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "NEO's Outlook is Fresh". Tulsa World. September 7, 1969. p. S7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Norse Win on Late Spree". The Daily Oklahoman. November 10, 1969. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Norsemen End With 9-0 Mark". The Daily Oklahoman. November 17, 1969. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Northeastern A&M Romps Arizona In Shrine Bowl". Sapulpa Herald. November 30, 1969. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Junior college football national champions
NJCAA
(single division)
  • 1956: Coffeyville
  • 1957: Texarkana
  • 1958: Boise
  • 1959: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
  • 1960: Tyler, Cameron
  • 1964: Phoenix
  • 1965: Ferrum
  • 1966: Kilgore
  • 1967: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
  • 1968: Ferrum
  • 1969: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
  • 1970: Fort Scott
  • 1971: Mississippi Gulf Coast
  • 1972: Arizona Western
  • 1973: Mesa
  • 1974: Ferrum
  • 1975: Mesa
  • 1976: Ellsworth
  • 1977: Ferrum
  • 1978: Iowa Central
  • 1979: Ranger
  • 1980: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
  • 1981: Butler County
  • 1982: Northwest Mississippi
  • 1983: Coffeyville
  • 1984: Mississippi Gulf Coast
  • 1985: Snow
  • 1986: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
  • 1987: Ellsworth
  • 1988: Glendale (AZ)
  • 1989: Navarro
  • 1990: Coffeyville
  • 1991: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
  • 1992: Northwest Mississippi
  • 1993: Mississippi Delta
  • 1994: Trinity Valley
  • 1995: Blinn
  • 1996: Blinn
  • 1997: Trinity Valley
  • 1998: Butler County
  • 1999: Butler County
  • 2000: Glendale (AZ)
  • 2001: Georgia Military
  • 2002: Joliet
  • 2003: Butler County
  • 2004: Pearl River
  • 2005: Glendale (AZ)
  • 2006: Blinn
  • 2007: Butler (KS), Mississippi Gulf Coast
  • 2008: Butler (KS)
  • 2009: Blinn
  • 2010: Navarro
  • 2011: East Mississippi
  • 2012: Iowa Western
  • 2013: East Mississippi
  • 2014: East Mississippi
  • 2015: Northwest Mississippi
  • 2016: Garden City
  • 2017: East Mississippi
  • 2018: East Mississippi
  • 2019: Mississippi Gulf Coast
  • 2020–21: Hutchinson
NJCAA Division INJCAA Division III
  • 2021: DuPage
  • 2022: DuPage
  • 2023: DuPage
J. C. Gridwire