1970 Utah State Aggies football team

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1970 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumRomney Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   10 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Air Force   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech   –   9 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Tulane   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Texas State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   3 – 6 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 9 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   1 – 9 – 1
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Holy Cross   –   0 – 10 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season as independent. Led by fourth-year head coach Chuck Mills, the team played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. The team completed the season with a 5–5 record, which was shortened by one game from what was originally scheduled; the game against Wichita State on October 3 was canceled after one of their charter aircraft crashed in Colorado en route to Utah the day before, killing many of their starting players and coaching staff.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 14 Kansas State
L 0–3735,000
September 19Bowling Green
W 33–148,327
September 26at Wyoming
W 42–2921,177
October 3Wichita State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
 Cancelled[1]
October 10at Kentucky
W 35–633,000[2]
October 24at BYU
L 20–2721,562
October 31at Colorado State
L 13–2020,156
November 7Utah
L 0–1713,865
November 14Idaho
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 14–429,285
November 21at Memphis State
W 15–1213,136
November 28at New Mexico State
W 45–214,750
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[edit]

1970 Utah State Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Tony Adams So
WR 42 Bob Wicks Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 85 Bill Dunstan Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Shockers' 1970 Grid Future Still in Doubt". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 4, 1970. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Utah State upsets Ky". The Park City Daily News. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1970 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved January 24, 2018.


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