UT Longhorns 1969 Championship Season

Duration: 0:30:03

Year Published: 1969 - 70

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: This production highlights the University of Texas Longhorns' 1969 season. Headed by coach Darrell Royal, the season was punctuated by a number of comebacks that allowed the Longhorns to go undefeated and clinch the 1969 National Championship title. The season also includes one of the most celebrated college football games in the history of the sport, the "Game of the Century," where UT, with an 18-game winning streak, made a narrow comeback against Arkansas, who were also 15-games undefeated. In 1970 the Texas Longhorns faced Notre Dame's Fighting Irish at the Cotton Bowl Classic and defeated them 21 to 17 to win the national championship. This film captures many of the high points of that season from the close game against Arkansas to coach Darrell Royal's moving speech in the locker room after the Longhorns had secured the title.