1970 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1970 Illinois Fighting Illini football
1970 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1970 record3–7 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDoug Dieken
CaptainKirk McMillin, Doug Dieken
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 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 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach Jim Valek, the Illini compiled a 3–7 record and finished in a tie for last place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mike Wells with 906 passing yards, running back Darrell Robinson with 749 rushing yards, and wide receiver Doug Dieken with 537 receiving yards.[2] Dieken was selected for the second consecutive year as the team's most valuable player.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19Oregon*
W 20–16
September 26Tulane*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 9–23[4]
October 3Syracuse*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 27–0
October 10at Northwestern
L 0–48
October 17Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 24–30
October 24No. 1 Ohio State
L 29–48
October 31at Purdue
W 23–21
November 7at No. 5 Michigan
L 0–42
November 14Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 17–29
November 21at Iowa
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 16–22
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1970 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 82 Doug Dieken Sr
T 54 Larry McCarren So
QB 12 Mike Wells So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 52 Larry Allen So
S 29 Steve Allen Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Season summary[]

Oregon[]

1 234Total
Oregon 0 709 16
• Illinois 0 1073 20

[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "1970 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "1970 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  3. ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "Tulane steals five passes, stings Wells, Illinois, 23–9". Herald and Review. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1970 Sep 20. Retrieved 2018-Nov-04.
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