1970 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1970 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–9 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPChris Morris
Captains
  • Tom Fleming
  • E. G. White
Home stadiumSeventeenth Street Stadium
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Colorado*
L 9–1642,471[1]
September 264:31 p.m.at California*
L 14–5630,000[2]
October 3No. 14 West Virginia*
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 10–1644,882[3]
October 10at Minnesota
L 0–2340,220[4]
October 17at Illinois
W 30–2442,708[5]
October 241:30 pmWisconsin
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 12–3048,643[6]
October 31Michigan State
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
L 7–3241,426[7]
November 7at Iowa
L 13–4243,217[8]
November 14Northwestern
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 7–2125,778[9]
November 21at Purdue
L 0–4069,357[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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1971 NFL draftees

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

  1. ^ "Scrappy IU Hoosiers edges by Colorado, 16–9". The Anderson Herald. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "California socks Hoosiers, 56–14". The South Bend Tribune. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hoosiers shaken, 16–10". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gophers bolster defense to blank Hoosiers 23–0". The Duluth News Tribune. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Indiana overcomes Illini, 30–24". The Pantagraph. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UW road show: Running success". Wisconsin State Journal. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rasmussen sparks Spartans' romp". The Ann Arbor News. November 1, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Iowa rolls over Indiana, 42–13". The Bay City Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Northwestern is victorious 21–7". Battle Creek Enquirer & News. November 15, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Purdue blasts Indiana, 40–0". The Kokomo Tribune. November 22, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1970 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  12. ^ "1970 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  13. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  14. ^ "1970 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearbook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  15. ^ "Schedule/Results (1970 Indiana)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  16. ^ "1971 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.
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