1970 East Texas State Lions football team

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1970 East Texas State Lions football
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record5–6 (4–5 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1969
1971 
1970 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1/7 Texas A&I $^ 8 1 011 1 0
No. NR / T–20 Sam Houston State 7 2 08 2 1
Sul Ross 6 3 07 3 0
Angelo State 6 3 06 4 0
Southwest Texas State 4 5 06 5 0
Howard Payne 4 5 05 5 0
East Texas State 4 5 05 6 0
McMurry 4 5 05 6 0
Tarleton State 1 8 01 8 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 8 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1970 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University in the 1970 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Ernest Hawkins, who was in his seventh season at East Texas State. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Lions finished 5–6 overall and 4–5 in conference play.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12 McNeese State *W 57–266,500 [1]
September 19at Abilene Christian *L 21–41 [2]
September 26at Sam Houston State
L 0–23 [3]
October 3 Howard Payne
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
L 21–28
October 10No. 6 Texas A&I
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
L 28–43
October 17at McMurry
  • Wilford Moore Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
L 3–10
October 24at Stephen F. Austin
W 34–25
October 31 Southwest Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 22–19 [4]
November 7at Sul Ross
  • Jackson Field
  • Alpine, TX
W 29–24
November 14 Angelo State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
L 35–8
November 21at Tarleton State
W 41–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Postseason awards

All-Americans

LSC First Team

LSC Second Team

LSC Honorable Mention

References

  1. "ET bombards McNeese, 57–26". The Paris News. September 13, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Abilene defeats East Texas team". The Odessa American. September 20, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bearkats blank Lions by 23–0". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 27, 1970. Retrieved January 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "East Texas halters Southwest". The El Past Times. November 1, 1970. Retrieved March 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  6. "A&M-Commerce Football Award History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2023.