The 1970 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State College—now known as Sonoma State University—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. This was first year that the school competed in college football as the varsity level. Led by first-year head coach Carl Peterson, Sonoma State compiled an overall record 4–4–1. The Cossacks were ineligible for the FWC title and their games did not count in the conference standings.[1] The team was outscored by their opponents 210 to 157 for the season.
| 1970 Sonoma State Cossacks football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 4–4–1 (0–0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Bailey Field |
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| Chico State + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sonoma State * | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State * | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As Sonoma State's campus did not then have a stadium suitable for spectators, home games were played at Bailey Field at Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa, California.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at UC Riverside* |
| L 7–14 | 1,500 | [2] |
| September 26 | Saint Mary's* |
| L 7–13 | ||
| October 3 | Azusa Pacific* |
| W 17–14 | ||
| October 17 | at UC Davis* | W 24–11 | 4,900 | [3] | |
| October 24 | at Oregon Tech* | Klamath Falls, OR | W 21–20 | ||
| October 31 | San Francisco State* |
| T 20–20 | 1,000 | |
| November 7 | at Cal Lutheran* |
| L 14–16 | ||
| November 14 | San Francisco* |
| W 33–27 | [4] | |
| November 21 | at Chico State* |
| L 14–75 | 5,800 | [5] |
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References
edit- ^ "Pioneers Prepare for Jag invasion". The Argus. Fremont, California. November 24, 1970. p. 12. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "UOP Stops Burns, Edges 49ers, 9-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 20, 1970. p. D-13. Retrieved February 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Sonoma State Football - 1970". Retrieved November 14, 2017.
