1970 Arkansas State Indians football team

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1970 Arkansas State Indians football
Conference Southland Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record11–0 (4–0 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumKays Stadium
Seasons
  1969
1971  
1970 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Arkansas State $ 4 0 011 0 0
No. 14 Abilene Christian 3 1 09 2 0
Trinity (TX) 2 2 05 6 0
Lamar Tech 1 3 03 7 0
UT Arlington 0 4 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1970 Arkansas State Indians football team was an American football team that represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Bennie Ellender in his eighth and final season as head coach, the Arkansas State compiled an overall record of 11–0 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Southland title for the third consecutive season. The Indians were invited to the Pecan Bowl, where they defeated Central Missouri State. Arkansas State was recognized by the Associated Press as the NCAA College Division national champion and by the UPI as the small college national champion. [1] [2]

Guard Bill Phillips received first-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team. Running back Calvin Harrell defensive back Dennis Meyer received second-team honors. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Wichita State *W 53–1430,050–30,055 [4]
September 26at Southeastern Louisiana *No. 1W 12–36,500 [5]
October 3vs. The Citadel *No. 1W 24–716,000 [6] [7]
October 10 Trinity (TX) No. 1
W 21–148,500 [8]
October 17 Louisiana Tech *No. 1
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 38–178,300 [9]
October 24at No. 12 Abilene Christian No. 1W 28–2310,000 [10]
October 31 Lamar Tech No. 1
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 69–77,200–8,500 [11] [12]
November 7 North Dakota *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 1
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 23–1810,200–10,400 [13] [14]
November 14at UT Arlington No. 1W 27–71,200 [15]
November 21 Southern Illinois *No. 1
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 27–139,000 [16]
December 121:20 p.m.vs. Central Missouri State *No. 1
W 38–219,500 [17] [18] [19]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. "Javelinas Ranked 7th In Final AP Poll". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. December 3, 1970. p. 8-G. Retrieved May 21, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. "Arkansas State Led Small Poll". The Brownsville Herald. Brownsville, Texas. December 2, 1970. p. 8-B. Retrieved May 5, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "A.P.'s Little All-American". The Morning News. December 10, 1970. p. 42 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Arkansas State too much for Wichita State, 53–14". The Salina Journal. September 20, 1970. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Arkansas State beats Southeastern". The Daily Advertiser. September 27, 1970. Retrieved April 11, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Citadel has been trouble for A-State". Hope Star. October 3, 1970. Retrieved April 11, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Top-ranked Tribe beats Citadel, 24–7". The Greenville News. October 4, 1970. Retrieved April 11, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Indians edge Trinity, 21–14". San Antonio Express and News. October 11, 1970. Retrieved April 11, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Hamilton's passing shreds Tech defense, ASU rambles". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1970. Retrieved June 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "A-State rallies". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Ark. State shells Lamar Tech 69–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 1, 1970. Retrieved April 11, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lamar Tech)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  13. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  14. "Top-ranked Arkansas State edges Sioux 23–18". Grand Forks Herald. November 8, 1970. Retrieved April 11, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Ark. State zips past UTA 27–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1970. p. 2B. Retrieved January 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  16. "Arkansas State rips SIU". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 22, 1970. Retrieved April 11, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  17. Sonderegger, Bob (December 12, 1970). "Defense Savvy Key". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Fort Worth, Texas. p. 1C. Retrieved October 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  18. "Arkansas State Pecan winner". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. December 13, 1970. p. 6, section 2.
  19. "Top-rated grid team wins bowl". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 13, 1970. p. 3, sports.
  20. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Arkansas State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved October 9, 2022.