1970 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1970 record | 3–7 (1–6 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Jim Valek (4th season) |
| MVP | Doug Dieken |
| Captain | Kirk McMillin, Doug Dieken |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Ohio State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Michigan | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach Jim Valek, the Illini compiled a 3–7 record and finished in a tie for last place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mike Wells with 906 passing yards, running back Darrell Robinson with 749 rushing yards, and wide receiver Doug Dieken with 537 receiving yards.[2] Dieken was selected for the second consecutive year as the team's most valuable player.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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| September 19 | Oregon* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 20–16 | ||||||
| September 26 | Tulane* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 9–23 | ||||||
| October 3 | Syracuse* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 27–0 | ||||||
| October 10 | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) | L 0–48 | ||||||
| October 17 | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 24–30 | ||||||
| October 24 | No. 1 Ohio State | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) | L 29–48 | ||||||
| October 31 | at Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) | W 23–21 | ||||||
| November 7 | at No. 5 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | L 0–42 | ||||||
| November 14 | Wisconsin | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 17–29 | ||||||
| November 21 | at Iowa | Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA | L 16–22 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
Roster
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References
- ↑ "1970 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "1970 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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