1970 Utah State Aggies football team

The 1970 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season as independent. Led by fourth-year head coach Chuck Mills, the team played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. The team completed the season with a 5–5 record, which was shortened by one game from what was originally scheduled; the game against Wichita State on October 3 was canceled after one of their charter aircraft crashed in Colorado en route to Utah the day before, killing many of their starting players and coaching staff.

1970 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumRomney Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame     10 1 0
Villanova     9 2 0
No. 16 Air Force     9 3 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech     9 3 0
Boston College     8 2 0
No. 19 Houston     8 3 0
West Virginia     8 3 0
No. 17 Tulane     8 4 0
No. 18 Penn State     7 3 0
West Texas State     7 3 0
Cincinnati     7 4 0
Florida State     7 4 0
Virginia Tech     5 6 0
Syracuse     6 4 0
Dayton     5 4 1
Pittsburgh     5 5 0
Rutgers     5 5 0
Utah State     5 5 0
Colgate     5 6 0
Southern Miss     5 6 0
New Mexico State     4 6 0
Miami (FL)     3 8 0
Northern Illinois     3 7 0
Marshall     3 6 0
Buffalo     2 9 0
Navy     2 9 0
Army     1 9 1
Xavier     1 9 0
Holy Cross     0 10 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 14 Kansas StateL 0–3735,000
September 19Bowling GreenW 33–148,327
September 26at WyomingW 42–2921,177
October 3Wichita State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
Cancelled[1]
October 10at KentuckyW 35–633,000[2]
October 24at BYUL 20–2721,562[3]
October 31at Colorado StateL 13–2020,156[4]
November 7Utah
L 0–1713,865[5]
November 14Idaho
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 14–429,285[6]
November 21at Memphis StateW 15–1213,136
November 28at New Mexico StateW 45–214,750
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1970 Utah State Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Tony Adams So
WR 42 Bob Wicks Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 85 Bill Dunstan Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Shockers' 1970 Grid Future Still in Doubt". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 4, 1970. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Utah State upsets Ky". The Park City Daily News. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "BYU shocks Utags 27–20 with rookie". The Idaho Statesman. October 25, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Late Touchdown Gives CSU 20-13 Win Over Aggies". Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 1, 1970. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Utah shuts out Utah State 17–0". The Spokesman-Review. November 8, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Payne, Bob (November 15, 1970). "Fast start helps Idaho rip Aggies". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  7. ^ "1970 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved January 24, 2018.