The 1970 Western Kentucky football team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. The team was led by coach Jimmy Feix and won the Ohio Valley Conference championship after coming in second the previous three years.[1] The coaching staff included future NFL coach Romeo Crennel. The Hilltoppers’ finished the season ranked No. 12 in the AP and No. 9 in the UPI final polls.[2][3]
| 1970 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football | |
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OVC champion | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 12 |
| Record | 8–1–1 (5–1–1 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | L. T. Smith Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12/9 Western Kentucky $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team roster included future National Football League (NFL) players Lawrence Brame, Bill "Jelly" Green, Clarence "Jazz" Jackson, Brad Watson, and Mike McCoy. Brame was named to the AP All-American team as well as being the OVC Defensive Player Of The Year for the second consecutive year.[4] The All-OVC team included Jim Barber, Brame, Jay Davis, Dennis Durso, Green, and Steve Wilson.[5]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Indiana State* | W 30–6 | 13,500 | |||
| September 26 | Austin Peay | No. 12 | W 28–9 | 11,450 | ||
| October 3 | No. 14 East Tennessee State | No. 11 |
| T 10-10 | 8,000 | |
| October 10 | No. 7 Eastern Michigan* | No. 10 |
| W 45–6 | 19,250 | |
| October 17 | at Tennessee Tech | No. 8 | W 28–0 | 10,100 | ||
| October 24 | No. 14 Eastern Kentucky | No. 8 |
| W 19–7 | 17,511 | |
| October 31 | at Morehead State | No. 6 | W 24–14 | 8,500 | ||
| November 7 | Middle Tennessee | No. 5 |
| L 13–17 | 11,512–11,517 | [6] |
| November 14 | Butler* | No. 12 |
| W 14–0 | 5,026 | |
| November 21 | at Murray State | No. 13 |
| W 33–7 | 7,500 | |
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References
edit- ^ 2017 OVC Football Media Guide, retrieved 30 April 2020
- ^ "Javelinas Ranked 7th In Final AP Poll". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. December 3, 1970. p. 8-G. Retrieved May 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas State Led Small Poll". The Brownsville Herald. Brownsville, Texas. December 2, 1970. p. 8-B. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory: A History Of Athletics At Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co. ASIN B00ILIOPAO.
- ^ WKU Football Media Guide retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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