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1970 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1970 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–9 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPChris Morris
CaptainTom Fleming, E. G. White
Home stadiumSeventeenth Street Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by John Pont, in his sixth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Colorado*L 9–1642,174
September 26at California*L 14–5629,857
October 3No. 14 West Virginia*
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 10–1644,882[1]
October 10at MinnesotaL 0–2340,220
October 17at IllinoisW 30–2442,079–42,708
October 241:30 pmWisconsindagger
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 12–3048,643
October 31Michigan State
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
L 7–3241,126
November 7at IowaL 13–4243,217
November 14Northwestern
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 7–2125,778
November 21at PurdueL 0–4069,357
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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1971 NFL draftees

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
John Andrews Tight end 5 130 Baltimore Colts
Chris Morris Guard 10 258 Minnesota Vikings

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References

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  1. ^ "Hoosiers shaken, 16–10". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1970 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "1970 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "1970 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  6. ^ "1971 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.