1970 Whitewater State Warhawks football team
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The 1970 Whitewater State Warhawks football team represented Wisconsin State University—Whitewater—now known as the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater—as a member of the Wisconsin State University Conference (WSUC) during the 1970 NAIA football season. In their fifteenth year under coach Forrest Perkins, the Warhawks compiled an overall record of 6–4, and a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the WSUC.
| 1970 Whitewater State Warhawks football | |
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| Conference | Wisconsin State University Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (5–3 WSUC) |
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| Home stadium | Warhawks Stadium |
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| No. 3 Platteville State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eau Claire State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitewater State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oshkosh State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superior State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Crosse State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stout State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stevens Point State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| River Falls State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 season was the team's first in Warhawks Stadium, which was later renamed Perkins Stadium in honor of Coach Perkins. The stadium was dedicated with a Neil Diamond concert on September 11, the night before Whitewater State's first home game.[1]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | Trinity (TX)* | L 10–35 | 6,500 | [2] | |
| September 19 | Stevens Point State |
| W 27–3 | [3] | |
| September 26 | at Stout State | Menomonie, WI | W 28–7 | [4] | |
| October 3 | at Platteville State | Platteville, WI | L 0–27 | [5] | |
| October 10 | Superior State |
| W 35–0 | [6] | |
| October 17 | at St. Norbert* | De Pere, WI | W 23–20 | [7][8] | |
| October 24 | at Eau Claire State | Eau Claire, WI | L 0–10 | [9][10] | |
| October 31 | River Falls State |
| W 58–2 | 7,111 | [11] |
| November 7 | La Crosse State |
| L 7–15 | [12] | |
| November 14 | at Oshkosh State | Oshkosh, WI | W 19–17 | [13] | |
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References
edit- ^ "To Dedicate Stadium In Whitewater". The Capital Times. September 11, 1970. p. 25. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Whitewater State Drops Season Opener To Trinity". The La Crosse Tribune. September 13, 1970 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kleiber, Tom (September 21, 1970). "Cards Nip Royals, 7-6; Pointers Bow, 27-3". Stevens Point Journal – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stout Dealth 28-7 Setback". Leader-Telegram. September 28, 1970 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Platteville, Charnish Stop Whitewater 27-0". The La Crosse Tribune. October 4, 1970 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bauman, Mike (October 11, 1970). "Coach Was Right—Warhawks Are Good". Wisconsin State Journal – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Platteville's Defense Has It Alone Atop USUC Standing". Marshfield News-Herald. Associated Press. October 19, 1970 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gorecki's Relief Job Wins, 23-20". Wisconsin State Journal. Associated Press. October 18, 1970. p. 2:3. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wisconsin Pair Crushes Illinois Gridiron Teams". Manitowoc Herald-Times. October 26, 1970 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Buckli, Ron (October 26, 1970). "Blugolds Deal Whitewater 10-0 Loss in Mud". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. p. B1. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Whitewater Wins, 58-2 in Homecoming Rout". Wisconsin State Journal. November 1, 1970 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LCU Outcharges Warhawks 15-7". The La Crosse Tribune. November 8, 1970 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Time Runs Out On Last Ditch Oshkosh Drive". The Oshkosh Northwestern. November 16, 1970 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All Time scores" (PDF). UWW Sports.com.
- ^ "Football year by year" (PDF). WIAC Sports.com.
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