1970 Washington Huskies football team

1970 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington Stadium
1970 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Stanford $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Washington 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Oregon 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
UCLA 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
California 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 15 USC 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Oregon State 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Washington State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington in the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourteenth-year head coach Jim Owens, the Huskies compiled a 6–4 record (4–3 in Pac-8, tied for second),[1] and outscored their opponents 334 to 216.[2]

The Huskies were led on the field by sophomore quarterback Sonny Sixkiller,[3][4] who set numerous team records.[5] Fullback Bo Cornell and defensive tackle Tom Failla were the team captains.

This was the final year of a ten-game schedule for Washington; the other seven teams in the Pac-8 played eleven games.[6]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Michigan State*
W 42–1652,000[7]
September 26No. 10 Michigan*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 3–1757,500[8]
October 3Navy*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 56–757,000[9]
October 101:31 p.m.California
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 28–3154,000[10]
October 17at No. 11 USC
L 25–2856,166[11]
October 24at Oregon State
W 29–2027,911[12]
October 31No. 16 Oregon
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA (rivalry)
W 25–2358,580[13]
November 71:29 p.m.at No. 6 Stanford
L 22–2958,000[14]
November 14No. 17 UCLA
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 61–2059,250[15]
November 21at Washington State
W 43–2533,200[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[17]

Roster

1970 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 6 Sonny Sixkiller So
QB 15 Greg Collins So
FB 32 Bo Cornell (C) Sr
HB 41 Darrell Downey Jr
C 53 Bruce Jarvis Sr
C 56 Al Kelso So
G 65 Wayne Sortun Sr
OT 72 Dan Cunningham Sr
OT 76 Lane Ronnebaum Sr
G 77 Ernie Janet Sr
WR 83 Jim Krieg Jr
TE 85 Ace Bulger Sr
TE 87 John Brady So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 11 Bob Burmeister Sr
SS 12 Mark McMahon Sr
FS 18 Bill Cahill So
CB 26 Calvin Jones So
LB 36 Bob Ferguson So
LB 37 Ron Shepherd Jr
LB 48 Rick Huget Jr
LB 51 Jim Katsenes Sr
DT 59 Gordy Guinn So
DE 84 Ken Lee Sr
DT 91 Tom Failla (C) Sr
DE 96 Al Kravitz Jr
DE 97 Dave Worgan So
DE 99 Kurt Matter So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 10 Ron Volbrecht Sr
P 14 Gene Willis Sr
PK 16 Steve Wiezbowski So
P 46 Dick Galuska Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[4][18][19][20]

All-conference

Main article: 1970 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team

NFL draft selections

Four UW Huskies were selected in the 1971 NFL draft, which lasted 17 rounds with 442 selections.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Ernie Janet Guard 2nd 37 San Francisco 49ers
Bo Cornell Running back 2nd 40 Cleveland Browns
Bruce Jarvis Center 3rd 53 Buffalo Bills
Ken Lee Linebacker 8th 204 Detroit Lions
= Husky Hall of Fame[21]

References

  1. ^ "Pacific-8 Conference final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 23, 1970. p. 31.
  2. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Brown, Bruce (September 8, 1970). "UW is led by Indian". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 18.
  4. ^ a b "Huskies are set to begin season". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 18, 1970. p. 14.
  5. ^ Brown, Bruce (November 23, 1970). "Youth lifts WSU hope". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 31.
  6. ^ Cawood, Neil (September 8, 1970). "Huskies hope Sonny Sixkiller will make the difference". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 3B.
  7. ^ "Sixkiller slays Michigan State in 42–16 rout". The Fresno Bee. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Another sub saves game for Michigan". Wisconsin State Journal. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Scoring at will, Huskies humiliate Navy team, 56–7". The South Bend Tribune. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Husky rally falls short". Tri-City Herald. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Trojans prevail". Progress-Bulletin. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Huskies trip OSU in thriller". The Idaho Statesman. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Cawood, Neil (November 1, 1970). "Last-second field goal dumps Ducks, 25–23". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  14. ^ "No Plunkett, no Rose Bowl says Ralston after victory". Santa Barbara News-Press. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "'Mad Dogs' now even with UCLA". The News Tribune. November 15, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Sonny six leads Huskies". The Spokesman-Review. November 22, 1970. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Schedule/Results (1970 Washington)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  18. ^ "Kicking feature for UW". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 15, 1970. p. 15.
  19. ^ "WSU vs. Washington (rosters)". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 20, 1970. p. 17.
  20. ^ "Huskies vs. Cougars (rosters)". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 21, 1970. p. 12.
  21. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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