| 1970 Washington State Cougars football | |
| Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
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| 1970 record | 1–10 (0–7 Pac-8) |
| Head coach | Jim Sweeney (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1970 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the Cougars compiled a 1–10 record (0–7 in Pac-8, last), and were outscored by their opponents 460 to 231.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Ty Paine with 1,581 passing yards, Bob Ewen with 667 rushing yards, and Ed Armstrong with 488 receiving yards.[3]
Due to the fire at Rogers Field in April,[4] all home games were played at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane in 1970 and 1971.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 12 | at Kansas* | L 31–48 | 34,000 | |
| September 19 | vs. Idaho* | W 44–16 | 27,200 | |
| September 26 | at Michigan State* | L 14–28 | 64,053 | |
| October 3 | at Oregon | L 13–28 | 21,800 | |
| October 10 | at No. 14 Arizona State* | L 30–37 | 46,098 | |
| October 17 | No. 9 Stanford |
| L 16–63 | 30,400 |
| October 24 | at California | L 0–45 | 26,103 | |
| October 30 | at No. 19 UCLA | L 9–54 | 30,029 | |
| November 7 | USC |
| L 33–70 | 14,500 |
| November 14 | Oregon State |
| L 16–28 | 16,300 |
| November 21 | Washington |
| L 25–43 | 33,200 |
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NFL Draft
For the first time in five years, no Cougars were selected in the 1971 NFL Draft.
References
- ↑ "1970 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1970-schedule.html. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Media Guide". Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/wsu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/25/2016_Football_Media_Guide_Color.pdf. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ "1970 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1970.html. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Fast blaze ruins Pullman stadium". Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 1. April 6, 1970. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qMJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6745%2C2071379.
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