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1970 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record9–2 (3–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumShotwell Stadium
Seasons← 19691971 →
1970 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Arkansas State $ 4 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 14 Abilene Christian 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Trinity (TX) 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Lamar Tech 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
UT Arlington 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1970 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian College (now known as Abilene Christian University) in the Southland Conference during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In their third year under head coach Wally Bullington, the team compiled a 9–2 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Howard Payne*L 27–35
September 19East Texas State*
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 41–21
September 26at Angelo State*W 17–13
October 3at No. 14 Northern Colorado*W 38–7
October 10Eastern New Mexico*No. 20
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 61–7
October 17at Lamar TechNo. 11W 42–278,959
October 24No. 1 Arkansas StateNo. 12
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
L 23–2810,000
October 31at Drake*No. 16W 33–13
November 7UT ArlingtonNo. 16
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 21–78,000
November 14at Trinity (TX)No. 9W 20–152,004
November 30vs. McMurry*No. 15
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 43–26
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "ACC falls". Del Rio News Herald. September 13, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Abilene defeats East Texas team". The Odessa American. September 20, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "ASU Rams pull closer but Wildcats prevail". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 27, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Abilene Christian dumps Bears". Greeley Tribune. October 5, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Abilene mashes ENMU by 61–7". Albuquerque Journal. October 11, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Lindsey led Wildcats throttle Cards, 42–27". The Orange Leader. October 18, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "A-State rallies". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Lindsey rips Drake". The Des Moines Register. November 1, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wildcats win; Lose passing whiz Lindsey". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 8, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Trinity loses to ACC, 20–15". San Antonio Express and News. November 15, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "ACC's Harr gets 5 TDs in victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 1, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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