American college football season
1970 Washington Huskies football |
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Conference | Pacific-8 |
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Record | 6–4 (4–3 Pac-8) |
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Head coach | |
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Assistant coaches | - Mel Thompson
- Otto Kofler
- John Goodwin
- Bob Schloredt
- Jim Lambright
Marv Weetman Jerry Cheek |
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Captains | - Bo Cornell (RB)
- Tom Failla (DT)
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Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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1970 Pacific-8 Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 8 Stanford $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Washington | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Oregon | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
UCLA | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
California | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
No. 15 USC | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
Oregon State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Washington State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1970 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington in the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourteenth-year head coach Jim Owens, the Huskies compiled a 6–4 record (4–3 in Pac-8, tied for second),[1] and outscored their opponents 334 to 216.[2]
The Huskies were led on the field by sophomore quarterback Sonny Sixkiller,[3][4] who set numerous team records.[5] Fullback Bo Cornell and defensive tackle Tom Failla were the team captains.
This was the final year of a ten-game schedule for Washington; the other seven teams in the Pac-8 played eleven games.[6]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 19 | Michigan State* | | W 42–16 | 52,240 |
September 26 | No. 10 Michigan* | | L 3–17 | 56,106 |
October 3 | Navy* | | W 56–7 | 55,292 |
October 10 | California | | L 28–31 | 53,420 |
October 17 | at No. 11 USC | | L 25–28 | 56,166 |
October 24 | at Oregon State | | W 29–20 | 27,911 |
October 31 | No. 16 Oregon | | W 25–13 | 58,580 |
November 7 | at No. 6 Stanford | | L 22–29 | 59,066 |
November 14 | No. 17 UCLA | | W 61–20 | 59,208 |
November 21 | vs. Washington State | | W 43–25 | 33,200 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1970 Washington Huskies football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | CB | 11 | Bob Burmeister | Sr | SS | 12 | Mark McMahon | Sr | FS | 18 | Bill Cahill | So | CB | 26 | Calvin Jones | So | LB | 36 | Bob Ferguson | So | LB | 37 | Ron Shepherd | Jr | LB | 48 | Rick Huget | Jr | LB | 51 | Jim Katsenes | Sr | DT | 59 | Gordy Guinn | So | DE | 84 | Ken Lee | Sr | DT | 91 | Tom Failla (C) | Sr | DE | 96 | Al Kravitz | Jr | DE | 97 | Dave Worgan | So | DE | 99 | Kurt Matter | So | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | PK | 10 | Ron Volbrecht | Sr | P | 14 | Gene Willis | Sr | PK | 16 | Steve Wiezbowski | So | P | 46 | Dick Galuska | Jr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- Source:[4][7][8][9]
All-conference
NFL draft selections
Four UW Huskies were selected in the 1971 NFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds with 442 selections.
References
- ^ "Pacific-8 Conference final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 23, 1970. p. 31.
- ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ Brown, Bruce (September 8, 1970). "UW is led by Indian". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 18.
- ^ a b "Huskies are set to begin season". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 18, 1970. p. 14.
- ^ Brown, Bruce (November 23, 1970). "Youth lifts WSU hope". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 31.
- ^ Cawood, Neil (September 8, 1970). "Huskies hope Sonny Sixkiller will make the difference". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 3B.
- ^ "Kicking feature for UW". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 15, 1970. p. 15.
- ^ "WSU vs. Washington (rosters)". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 20, 1970. p. 17.
- ^ "Huskies vs. Cougars (rosters)". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1970. p. 12.
- ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
External links
- Game program: Washington vs. Washington State at Spokane – November 21, 1970
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