1970 Washington State Cougars football team

1970 Washington State Cougars football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
1970 record 1–10 (0–7 Pac-8)
Head coach Jim Sweeney (3rd season)
Home stadium Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)
1970 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 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
No. 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 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 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 460 to 231.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Ty Payne with 1,581 passing yards, Bob Ewen with 667 rushing yards, and Ed Armstrong with 488 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 12at Kansas*
L 31–48 34,000
September 19vs. Idaho*
W 44–16 27,200
September 26at Michigan State*
L 14–28 64,053
October 3at Oregon
L 13–28 21,800
October 10at No. 14 Arizona State*
L 30–37 46,098
October 17No. 9 Stanford
  • Joe Albi Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
L 16–63 30,400
October 24at California
L 0–45 26,103
October 30at No. 19 UCLA
L 9–54 30,029
November 7USC
  • Joe Albi Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
L 33–70 14,500
November 14Oregon State
  • Joe Albi Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
L 16–28 16,300
November 21Washington
L 25–43 33,200
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1970 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1970 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
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