1970 Northwestern Wildcats football team
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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 |
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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 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 | |||||
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September 19 | No. 6 Notre Dame* | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Rivalry) | L 14–35 | ||||||
September 26 | at No. 15 UCLA* | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | L 7–12 | ||||||
October 3 | SMU* | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | L 20–21 | ||||||
October 10 | Illinois | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) | W 48–0 | ||||||
October 17 | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 24–14 | ||||||
October 24 | Purdue | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | W 38–14 | ||||||
October 31 | at No. 2 Ohio State | No. 20 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | L 10–24 | |||||
November 7 | Minnesota | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | W 28–14 | ||||||
November 14 | at Indiana | Seventeenth Street Stadium • Bloomington, IN | W 21–7 | ||||||
November 21 | at Michigan State | No. 18 | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | W 23–20 | |||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
Roster
1970 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Team players in the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Mike Adamle | Running back | 4 | 120 | Kansas City Chiefs |
Rick Telander | Defensive back | 8 | 198 | Kansas City Chiefs |
References
- ↑ "1970 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑ "1970 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Bucks, Michigan Top All-Big Ten Team". Jacksonville (Ill.) Journal. December 1, 1970. p. 10.
- ↑ "Buckeyes place 6 on all-Big Ten team". The Bryan Times (AP story). November 27, 1970. p. 10.