1970 Washington State Cougars football team

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Conference Pacific-8 Conference Head coach Jim Sweeney (3rd year)		1970 record 1–10 (0–7 Pac-8)
Home stadium Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)

The 1970 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1970 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the Cougars compiled a 1–10 record (0–7 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 460 to 231.

The team's statistical leaders included Ty Payne with 1,581 passing yards, Bob Ewen with 667 rushing yards, and Ed Armstrong with 488 receiving yards.

Schedule

S. 12 Kansas 31-48 L 34,000 A

S. 19 Idaho 44-16 W 27,200 S

S. 26 Michigan State 14-28 L 64,053 A

O. 3 Oregon 13-28 L 21,800 A

O. 10 Arizona State (14) 30-37 L 46,098 A

O. 17 Stanford (9) 16-63 L 30,400 S

O. 24 California 0-45 L 26,103 A

O. 30 UCLA (19) 9-54 L 30,029 A

N. 7 USC 33-70 L 14,500 S

N. 14 Oregon State 16-28 L 16,300 S

N. 21 Washington 25-43 L 33,200 S

References

1970 Washington State Cougars football team Wikipedia

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