1970 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

The 1970 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1970 NAIA football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their sixth year under head coach Bill Miller, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–5 in conference play.

1970 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record6–5 (4–5 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEvans Field
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1/7 Texas A&I $^ 8 1 0 11 1 0
No. NR / T–20 Sam Houston State 7 2 0 8 2 1
Sul Ross 6 3 0 7 3 0
Angelo State 6 3 0 6 4 0
Southwest Texas State 4 5 0 6 5 0
Howard Payne 4 5 0 5 5 0
East Texas State 4 5 0 5 6 0
McMurry 4 5 0 5 6 0
Tarleton State 1 8 0 1 8 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 8 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 12Texas Lutheran*
W 14–3[1]
September 19Angelo State
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 20–13[2]
September 26at Trinity (TX)*W 13–6[3]
October 3at McMurryW 40–13[4]
October 10at Tarleton StateStephenville, TXW 41–7[5]
October 17Stephen F. Austin
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
L 17–21[6]
October 24at Sam Houston StateL 24–25[7]
October 31at East Texas StateL 19–22[8]
November 7Howard Payne
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 35–20[9]
November 14at Sul RossL 20–45[10]
November 21Texas A&I
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
L 13–42[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Bobcats pull by Bulldogs". The Austin American. September 13, 1970. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "SWT trims Angelo State". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 20, 1970. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tigers beaten by Bobcats". San Antonio Express. September 27, 1970. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "SWT rips Tribe, 40–13". The Austin American. October 4, 1970. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southwest Texas State explodes in 41–7 game". The Odessa American. October 11, 1970. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southwest Texas is handed upset". San Antonio Express. October 18, 1970. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sam Houston edges Southwest Texas". The Corpus Christi Times. October 24, 1970. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "East Texas halters Southwest". The El Past Times. November 1, 1970. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Interceptions lift SWT past Jackets". Brownwood Bulletin. November 8, 1970. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sul Ross rips Bobcats, 45–20". The Odessa American. November 15, 1970. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "A&I clinches LSC title with win over Bobcats". Corpus Christi Times. November 22, 1970. p. 1C. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.