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The 1970 Washington Huskies football team was an
American football team that represented the
University of Washington in the
Pacific-8 Conference during the
1970 NCAA University Division football season . Led by fourteenth-year head coach
Jim Owens , the
Huskies compiled a 6–4 record (4–3 in Pac-8, tied for second),
[1] and outscored their opponents 334 to 216.
[2]
The Huskies were led on the field by sophomore quarterback
Sonny Sixkiller ,
[3]
[4] who set numerous team records.
[5] Fullback
Bo Cornell and defensive tackle Tom Failla were the team captains.
This was the final year of a ten-game schedule for Washington; the other seven teams in the Pac-8 played eleven games.
[6]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 19
Michigan State * W 42–1652,240
September 26 No. 10
Michigan * L 3–1756,106
October 3
Navy * W 56–755,292
October 10
California L 28–3153,420
October 17 at No. 11
USC L 25–2856,166
October 24 at
Oregon State W 29–2027,911
October 31 No. 16
Oregon Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (
rivalry ) W 25–1358,580
November 7 at No. 6
Stanford L 22–2959,066
November 14 No. 17
UCLA W 61–2059,208
November 21 vs.
Washington State W 43–2533,200
*Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1970 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
PK
10
Ron Volbrecht
Sr
P
14
Gene Willis
Sr
PK
16
Steve Wiezbowski
So
P
46
Dick Galuska
Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Source:
[4]
[7]
[8]
[9]
All-conference
NFL draft selections
Four UW Huskies were selected in the
1971 NFL draft , which lasted seventeen rounds with 442 selections.
= Husky Hall of Fame
[10]
References
^
"Pacific-8 Conference final standings" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . November 23, 1970. p. 31.
^
"Washington Yearly Results (1970-1974)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from
the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015 .
^ Brown, Bruce (September 8, 1970).
"UW is led by Indian" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . p. 18.
^
a
b
"Huskies are set to begin season" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . September 18, 1970. p. 14.
^ Brown, Bruce (November 23, 1970).
"Youth lifts WSU hope" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . p. 31.
^ Cawood, Neil (September 8, 1970).
"Huskies hope Sonny Sixkiller will make the difference" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 3B.
^
"Kicking feature for UW" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . September 15, 1970. p. 15.
^
"WSU vs. Washington (rosters)" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . November 20, 1970. p. 17.
^
"Huskies vs. Cougars (rosters)" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1970. p. 12.
^
"The Husky Hall of Fame" . gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019 .
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