1970 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1970 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1970 record 6–4 (6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Alex Agase (7th season)
MVP Mike Adamle
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1970 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 6–4 record (6–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Maurie Daigneau with 1,228 passing yards, Mike Adamle with 1,255 rushing yards, and Barry Pearson with 552 receiving yards.[2] Eight Northwestern players received honors on the 1970 All-Big Ten Conference football team. They are: (1) halfback Mike Adamle (AP-1, UPI-1); (2) flanker Barry Pearson (AP-1); (3) tackle John Rodman (AP-1, UPI-2); (4) guard Mike Sikich (AP-1, UPI-1); (5) center John Zigulich (UPI-1); (6) defensive tackle Jim Anderson (AP-2); (7) defensive back Eric Hutchinson (AP-1, UPI-1); and (8) defensive back Rick Telander (AP-2).[3][4]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 19 No. 6 Notre Dame* Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL (Rivalry) L 1435  
September 26 at No. 15 UCLA* Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 712  
October 3 SMU* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 2021  
October 10 Illinois Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) W 480  
October 17 at Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI W 2414  
October 24 Purdue Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 3814  
October 31 at No. 2 Ohio State No. 20 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH L 1024  
November 7 Minnesota Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 2814  
November 14 at Indiana Seventeenth Street StadiumBloomington, IN W 217  
November 21 at Michigan State No. 18 Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI W 2320  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Roster

1970 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 34 Mike Adamle Sr
TE 84 Steve Craig Fr
QB 12 Maurie Daigneau Jr
G 67 Tom Dickinson Jr
T 71 Paul Gary Jr
G 54 Mike Sikich Sr
WR 86 Jim Lash So
TE 92 Tom McCreight Jr
WR 21 Barry Pearson Jr
T 72 John Rodman Sr
QB 15 Dave Shelbourne Sr
C 55 Joe Zigulich Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 74 Jim Anderson So
DT 93 Frank Bliss So
DE 78 Jerry Combs So
DB 29 Mike Coughlin Jr
LB 93 Jack Derning Jr
DB 27 Jack Dustin Jr
LB 66 Joel Hall Sr
DE 89 Will Hemby Jr
DB 32 Eric Hutchinson Jr
LB 82 Pat McNamara So
DB 35 Dan White Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Mike AdamleRunning back4120Kansas City Chiefs
Rick TelanderDefensive back8198Kansas City Chiefs

References

  1. "1970 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. "1970 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. "Bucks, Michigan Top All-Big Ten Team". Jacksonville (Ill.) Journal. December 1, 1970. p. 10.
  4. "Buckeyes place 6 on all-Big Ten team". The Bryan Times (AP story). November 27, 1970. p. 10.
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