1970 Stanford Indians football team

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1970 Stanford Indians football
Pac-8 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 27–17 vs. Ohio State
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 8
Record9–3 (6–1 Pac-8)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
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.[1] In the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on New Year's Day, they upset No. 2 Ohio State.[2][3][4][5][6]

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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 4 Arkansas*No. 10
ABCW 34–2848,000[7]
September 19San Jose State*No. 4
W 34–3
September 26at OregonNo. 3
W 33–1038,400[8]
October 3Purdue*No. 3
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 14–2662,000
October 10No. 4 USCNo. 12
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 24–1486,000
October 17at Washington StateNo. 9
W 63–1630,400
October 24at No. 16 UCLANo. 8
W 9–783,518
October 31Oregon StateNo. 6
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 48–1065,000
November 7WashingtonNo. 6
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
ABCW 29–2259,066
November 14at No. 13 Air Force*No. 6
L 14–3141,638[9]
November 21at CaliforniaNo. 11
L 14–2276,799
January 1, 1971vs. No. 2 Ohio State*No. 12
NBCW 27–17103,839
  • *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
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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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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

  1. ^ "Bears upset Stanford as Penhall leads way". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 22, 1970. p. 6B.
  2. ^ Turran, Kenneth (January 2, 1971). "Stanford jars Buckeyes, 27-17". Milwaukee Sentinel. (Washington Post). p. 1, part 2.
  3. ^ Sons, Ray (January 2, 1971). "Stanford upsets Ohio State in Rose Bowl, 27-17". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). (Chicago Daily News Service). p. 11.
  4. ^ "Stanford shakes up Buckeyes". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 2, 1971. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Stanford upsets Buckeyes, 27-17". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1971. p. 1B.
  6. ^ Jenkins, Dan (January 11, 1971). "The one-day season". Sports Illustrated. p. 10.
  7. ^ "Hogs Shanghaied by Stanford, 34–28". The Austin American-Statesman. September 13, 1970. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Cawood, Neil (September 27, 1970). "Stanford explodes past Ducks, 33-10". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  9. ^ "Air Force upsets Stanford, 31-14". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 15, 1970. p. 5B.
  10. ^ "WSU vs. Stanford: probable offensive starters". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 16, 1970. p. 16.
  11. ^ "1971 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  12. ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on April 11, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2007.