1970 Stanford Indians football team

American college football season

1970 Stanford Indians football
Pac-8 champion Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 27–17 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 8
Record	9–3 (6–1 Pac-8)
Head coach	John Ralston (8th season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
Seasons← 1969 1971 →

1970 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Stanford $	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Oregon	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
UCLA	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
California	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. 15 USC	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Washington State	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.

The Indians were 8–3 in the regular season and won the Pac-8 title by two games; their only conference loss was at rival California in the Big Game on November 21. In the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on New Year's Day, they upset No. 2 Ohio State.

With eighteen passing and three rushing touchdowns added to his 2,715 passing yards on the year (which broke his own conference record), Rose Bowl MVP Jim Plunkett was awarded the Heisman Trophy. The 1970 college season had been the "Year of the Quarterback," and Plunkett beat out Notre Dame's Joe Theismann and Archie Manning of Ole Miss to win the award.

Plunkett was the first Latino to win the Heisman Trophy; he also captured the Maxwell Award for the nation's best quarterback and was named player of the year by United Press International, The Sporting News, and SPORT magazine. In addition, the American College Football Coaches Association designated him as their Offensive Player of the Year.

Plunkett was the first overall pick of the 1971 NFL draft, selected by the Boston Patriots; the team relocated to the new Schaefer Stadium in Foxborough before the 1971 season began and became the New England Patriots.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	at No. 4 Arkansas*	No. 10	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	ABC	W 34–28	48,000
September 19	San Jose State*	No. 4	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)		W 34–3
September 26	at Oregon	No. 3	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 33–10	38,400
October 3	Purdue*	No. 3	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 14–26	62,000
October 10	No. 4 USC	No. 12	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)		W 24–14	86,000
October 17	at Washington State	No. 9	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA		W 63–16	30,400
October 24	at No. 16 UCLA	No. 8	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 9–7	83,518
October 31	Oregon State	No. 6	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 48–10	65,000
November 7	Washington	No. 6	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ABC	W 29–22	59,066
November 14	at No. 13 Air Force*	No. 6	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		L 14–31	41,638
November 21	at California	No. 11	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)		L 14–22	76,799
January 1, 1971	vs. No. 2 Ohio State*	No. 12	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	NBC	W 27–17	103,839
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1970 Stanford Cardinal football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL		Doug Adams
RB	`33`	Jackie Brown	Jr
QB	`13`	Don Bunce	Jr
WR		Eric Cross
QB	`11`	Jesse Freitas
OL		Larry Jones
OL		Steve Jubb
RB		Jim Kehl
WR		Jack Lasater
OL		Dan Lightfoot
RB		James Merrill
OL		Bill Meyers
TE	`86`	Bob Moore	Sr
QB	`16`	Jim Plunkett (C)	Sr
OL		John Sande
RB		Reggie Sanderson
TE		Bill Scott
OL		Dennis Sheehan
FB	`38`	Hillary Shockley	Jr
OL		Terrell Smith
WR	`18`	Randy Vataha	Sr
WR		Demea Washington

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL		Bill Alexander
S	`29`	Benny Barnes	Jr
DL	`73`	Larry Butler	Jr
DB		Mike Ewing
DL		Jody Graves
LB	`87`	Ron Kadziel	Sr
DB		Jim Kauffman
DE	`78`	Pete Lazetich	Jr
DB		Charles McCloud
DL		Tim McClure
LB		Dennis Moore
DB		Pat Moore
DB		Steve Murray
DE	`91`	Greg Sampson	Jr
LB		Phil Satre
DB	`44`	Jack Schultz (C)	Sr
ILB	`92`	Jeff Siemon	Jr
LB		Mike Simone
DT	`76`	Dave Tipton	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`56`	Steve Horowitz	Sr
P	`25`	Steve Murray	So

Head coach

John Ralston

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Mike White – Offensive line
Jack Christiansen – Offensive backfield
Edward Peasley – Linebacker
Bob Gambold – Defensive backs
Bill Moultrie – Assistant
Roger Theder – Wide receivers
Max McCartney – Defensive line

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

NFL draft

Five Stanford players were selected in the 1971 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Jim Plunkett	Quarterback	1	1	New England Patriots
Dave Tipton	Defensive Tackle	4	96	New York Giants
Bob Moore	Tight end	5	123	Oakland Raiders
Ron Kadziel	Linebacker	5	129	Dallas Cowboys
Randy Vataha	Wide receiver	17	418	Los Angeles Rams

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Awards and honors

References

"Bears upset Stanford as Penhall leads way". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 22, 1970. p. 6B.
Turran, Kenneth (January 2, 1971). "Stanford jars Buckeyes, 27-17". Milwaukee Sentinel. (Washington Post). p. 1, part 2.
Sons, Ray (January 2, 1971). "Stanford upsets Ohio State in Rose Bowl, 27-17". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). (Chicago Daily News Service). p. 11.
"Stanford shakes up Buckeyes". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 2, 1971. p. 6.
"Stanford upsets Buckeyes, 27-17". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1971. p. 1B.
Jenkins, Dan (January 11, 1971). "The one-day season". Sports Illustrated. p. 10.
Cawood, Neil (September 27, 1970). "Stanford explodes past Ducks, 33-10". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
"Air Force upsets Stanford, 31-14". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 15, 1970. p. 5B.
"WSU vs. Stanford: probable offensive starters". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 16, 1970. p. 16.
"1971 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
"Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on April 11, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2007.

External links

Game program: Stanford vs. Washington State at Spokane – October 17, 1970

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