1970 Utah State Aggies football team

1970 Utah State Aggies football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Chuck Mills (4th season)
Home stadium	Romney Stadium

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 cancelled 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12	at No. 14 Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 0–37
September 19	Bowling Green	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 33–14
September 26	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	W 42–29
October 3	Wichita State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	Cancelled
October 10	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 35–6
October 24	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	L 20–27
October 31	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 13–20
November 7	Utah	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	L 0–17
November 14	Idaho	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 14–42
November 21	at Memphis State	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 15–12
November 28	at New Mexico State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 45–21
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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 Chuck Mills Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt