The 1969 Defiance Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Defiance College as a member of the Mid-Ohio Conference (MOC) during the 1969 NAIA football season. In their third year under head coach Roger Merb, the Yellow Jackets compiled a 9–0 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the MOC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 283 to 61.[1]
| 1966 Defiance Yellow Jackets football | |
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MOC champion | |
| Conference | Mid-Ohio Conference |
| Record | 9–0 (3–0 MOC) |
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| No. 16 Defiance $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wilmington (OH) | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Findlay | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bluffton | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At the end of the season, Merb was selected as the MOC bootball coach of the year. In addition, 14 Defiance players, including quarterback Jerry Griffith, were named to the 1969 MOC all-star team.[2]
The 1969 season was one of three perfect seasons in Defiance football history, the others being in 1953 and 1966.[3]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 13 | Hope* | Defiance, OH | W 40–7 | [4] | |||
| September 20 | at Adrian* | Adrian, MI | W 49–13 | ||||
| September 27 | Alma* | Defiance, OH | W 14–7 | [5] | |||
| October 4 | at Findlay | Findlay, OH | W 14–13 | [6] | |||
| October 11 | Wilmington (OH) | Defiance, OH | W 31–0 | [7] | |||
| October 18 | Manchester* | Defiance, OH | W 36–6 | ||||
| October 25 | Bluffton | Defiance, OH | W 35–0 | ||||
| November 1 | at Central State* | Wilberforce, OH | W 21–0 | [8] | |||
| November 8 | at Anderson* | Anderson, IN | W 43–15 | [9][10] | |||
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References edit
- ^ "1966 - Defiance (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "Defiance Tops All Mid-Ohio". Dayton Daily News. December 7, 1969. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defiance (OH) Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "Flying Dutchmen Lose Season Opener, 40-7: Mistakes Prove Costly To Hope". The Holland Evening Sentinel. September 15, 1969. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Scots Bow to Defiance, 14-7: Alma Drops Second". Lansing State Journal. September 28, 1969. p. F6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Findlay Loses". Springfield News-Sun. October 5, 1969. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defiance 31, Willmington 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 12, 1969. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defiance Outclasses Central St". Dayton Daily News. November 2, 1969. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defiance Buries Anderson". The Muncie Star. November 9, 1969. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unbeaten". Mansfield News Journal. November 9, 1969. p. 6E – via Newspapers.com.