1970 Washington Huskies football team

1970 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific-8
1970 record	6–4 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach	Jim Owens (14th season)
Captain	Bo Cornell (RB)
Captain	Tom Failla (DT)
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons

1970 Pacific-8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#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
#15 USC	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Washington State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1970 college football season. In its 14th season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled a 6–4 record, finished in a four-way tie for second place in the Pacific-8 Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 334 to 216. Bo Cornell and Tom Failla were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	Michigan State*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 42–16	52,240
September 29	No. 10 Michigan*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 3–17	56,106
October 3	Navy*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 56–7	55,292
October 10	California	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 28–31	53,420
October 17	at No. 11 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 25–28	56,166
October 24	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 29–20	27,911
October 31	No. 16 Oregon	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 25–13	58,580
November 7	at No. 6 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 22–29	59,066
November 14	No. 17 UCLA	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 61–20	59,208
November 21	vs. Washington State	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (Apple Cup)	W 43–25	33,200
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1970 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 6 Sixkiller, SonnySonny Sixkiller 3.0 !So QB 15 Collins, GregGreg Collins 3.0 !So RB 32 Cornell, BoBo Cornell (C) 7.0 !Sr C 53 Jarvis, BruceBruce Jarvis 7.0 !Sr C 56 Kelso, AlAl Kelso 3.0 !So G 77 Janet, ErnieErnie Janet 7.0 !Sr WR 83 Krieg, JimJim Krieg 5.0 !Jr TE 85 Bulger, AceAce Bulger TE 87 Brady, JohnJohn Brady 3.0 !So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 11 Burmeister, BobBob Burmeister 5.0 !Jr DB 18 Cahill, BillBill Cahill 3.0 !So DB 26 Jones, CalvinCalvin Jones 3.0 !So LB 36 Ferguson, BillBill Ferguson 3.0 !So DE 84 Lee, KenKen Lee 7.0 !Sr DT 91 Failla, TomTom Failla (C) 7.0 !Sr DE 96 Kravitz, AlAl Kravitz 5.0 !Jr DE 99 Matter, KurtKurt Matter 3.0 !So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jim Owens (14th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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NFL Draft

Four Huskies were selected in the 1971 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Ernie Janet	Guard	2nd	37	San Francisco 49ers
Bo Cornell	Running back	2nd	40	Cleveland Browns
Bruce Jarvis	Center	3rd	53	Buffalo Bills
Ken Lee	Linebacker	8th	204	Detroit Lions