1970 Colorado State Rams football team

The 1970 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Jerry Wampfler, the team compiled a 4–7 record (1–3 against WAC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 256 to 206.[1]

1970 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1970 record4–7 (1–3 WAC)
Head coachJerry Wampfler (1st season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
1970 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Arizona State $ 7 –0 –0  11 –0 –0
New Mexico 5 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Utah 4 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
UTEP 4 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Arizona 2 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Colorado State 1 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
BYU 1 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Wyoming 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Colorado State's junior running back, Lawrence McCutcheon, rushed for 1,008 yards and caught 34 passes for 486 yards.

Other statistical leaders on the 1970 Colorado State team include quarterback Wayne Smith with 1,861 passing yards and Tim Labus with 573 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at New Mexico State*Memorial StadiumW 28–9
September 19at Arizona State*
L 9–28
September 26at Iowa State*
L 22–37
October 3at Air Force
L 22–37
October 10Wyoming
L 6–16
October 17UTEP
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 37–4120,879[3]
October 24at West Virginia*
L 21–2428,000[4]
October 31Utah State*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 20–1320,156[5]
November 7BYU
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 26–920,034[6]
November 14Pacific*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 17–819,758[7]
November 21at Toledo*
L 14–24[8]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster
1970 Colorado State Rams football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 30 Lawrence McCutcheon Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 10 Ted Hill Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References
  1. "1970 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  2. "1970 Colorado State Rams Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  3. "Miners Set School Passing Mark In 41-37 Win". The El Paso Times. October 18, 1970. p. 1F – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "West Virginia Downs Rams, 24-21; Jim Braxton Shines". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). October 25, 1970. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Late Touchdown Gives CSU 20-13 Win Over Aggies". Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 1, 1970. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Cougars Unable To Stop Aggressive Rams". The Herald (Provo, UT). November 8, 1970. p. 11.
  7. "Colo. State 17-8 victor over Pacific". The Arizona Republic. November 15, 1970. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Toledo 24 Colorado St. 14". Mansfield News-Journal. November 22, 1970. p. 6E – via Newspapers.com.
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