1970 Stanford Indians football team American college football season
The 1970 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season .
The Indians were 8–3 in the regular season and won the Pac-8 title by two games; their only conference loss was at rival California in the Big Game on November 21.[ 1] In the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on New Year's Day , they upset No. 2 Ohio State .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
With eighteen passing and three rushing touchdowns added to his 2,715 passing yards on the year (which broke his own conference record), Rose Bowl MVP Jim Plunkett was awarded the Heisman Trophy . The 1970 college season had been the "Year of the Quarterback," and Plunkett beat out Notre Dame's Joe Theismann and Archie Manning of Ole Miss to win the award.
Plunkett was the first Latino to win the Heisman Trophy; he also captured the Maxwell Award for the nation's best quarterback and was named player of the year by United Press International , The Sporting News , and SPORT magazine. In addition, the American College Football Coaches Association designated him as their Offensive Player of the Year.
Plunkett was the first overall pick of the 1971 NFL draft , selected by the Boston Patriots; the team relocated to the new Schaefer Stadium in Foxborough before the 1971 season began and became the New England Patriots .
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 12 at No. 4 Arkansas * No. 10 ABC W 34–2848,000
September 19 San Jose State * No. 4 W 34–3
September 26 at Oregon No. 3 W 33–1038,400 [ 7]
October 3 Purdue * No. 3 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA L 14–2662,000
October 10 No. 4 USC No. 12 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry ) W 24–1486,000
October 17 at Washington State No. 9 W 63–1630,400
October 24 at No. 16 UCLA No. 8 W 9–783,518
October 31 Oregon State No. 6 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA W 48–1065,000
November 7 Washington No. 6 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA ABC W 29–2259,066
November 14 at No. 13 Air Force * No. 6 L 14–3141,638 [ 8]
November 21 at California No. 11 L 14–2276,799
January 1, 1971 vs. No. 2 Ohio State * No. 12 NBC W 27–17103,839
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1970 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
56
Steve Horowitz
Sr
P
25
Steve Murray
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Mike White – Offensive line
Jack Christiansen – Offensive backfield
Edward Peasley – Linebacker
Bob Gambold – Defensive backs
Bill Moultrie – Assistant
Roger Theder – Wide receivers
Max McCartney – Defensive line
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
[ 9]
NFL draft
Five Stanford players were selected in the 1971 NFL draft .
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Awards and honors
References
^ "Bears upset Stanford as Penhall leads way" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. November 22, 1970. p. 6B.
^ Turran, Kenneth (January 2, 1971). "Stanford jars Buckeyes, 27-17" . Milwaukee Sentinel . (Washington Post). p. 1, part 2.
^ Sons, Ray (January 2, 1971). "Stanford upsets Ohio State in Rose Bowl, 27-17" . Youngstown Vindicator . (Ohio). (Chicago Daily News Service). p. 11.
^ "Stanford shakes up Buckeyes" . Pittsburgh Press . UPI. January 2, 1971. p. 6.
^ "Stanford upsets Buckeyes, 27-17" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1971. p. 1B.
^ Jenkins, Dan (January 11, 1971). "The one-day season" . Sports Illustrated . p. 10.
^ Cawood, Neil (September 27, 1970). "Stanford explodes past Ducks, 33-10" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "Air Force upsets Stanford, 31-14" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. November 15, 1970. p. 5B.
^ "WSU vs. Stanford: probable offensive starters" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). October 16, 1970. p. 16.
^ "1971 NFL Draft" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2013 .
^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on April 11, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2007 .
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