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American college football season
The 1970 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season . In their fourth and final year under head coach Jim Valek , the Illini compiled a 3–7 record and finished in a tie for last place in the Big Ten Conference .[1]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mike Wells with 906 passing yards, running back Darrell Robinson with 749 rushing yards, and wide receiver Doug Dieken with 537 receiving yards.[2] Dieken was selected for the second consecutive year as the team's most valuable player.[3]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result September 19 Oregon * W 20–16
September 26 Tulane * Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL L 9–23
October 3 Syracuse * Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL W 27–0
October 10 at Northwestern L 0–48
October 17 Indiana Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL L 24–30
October 24 No. 1 Ohio State L 29–48
October 31 at Purdue W 23–21
November 7 at No. 5 Michigan L 0–42
November 14 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL L 17–29
November 21 at Iowa L 16–22
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1970 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB
52
Larry Allen
So
S
29
Steve Allen
Sr
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Season summary
Oregon
1
2 3 4 Total
Oregon
0
7 0 9
16
• Illinois
0
10 7 3
20
Scoring summary Q2 4:36 ILL Wells 1 yard run (Wells kick) ILL 7–0
Q2 1:37 ORE Newland 95 yard pass from Blanchard (Woody kick) Tie 7–7
Q2 0:01 ILL Wells 37 yard field goal ILL 10–7
Q3 12:51 ILL Dieken 26 yard pass from Wells (Wells kick) ILL 17–7
Q4 9:49 ILL Wells 22 yard field goal ILL 20–7
Q4 4:30 ORE Marshall 24 yard run (Woody kick) ILL 20–14
Q4 1:45 ORE Safety, Wells tackled by Reeves in end zone ILL 20–16
[4]
References
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold