1970 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1970 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	1–9 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Pont (6th season)
MVP	Chris Morris
Captain	Tom Fleming, E. G. White
Home stadium	Seventeenth Street Stadium
Seasons ←  1969 1971  →

1970 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Ohio State $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Michigan	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Northwestern	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Iowa	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Michigan State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Purdue	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Illinois	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Indiana	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by John Pont, in his sixth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19		Colorado *	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 9–16	42,174
September 26		at California *	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 14–56	29,857
October 3		No. 14 West Virginia *	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 10–16	44,882	[1]
October 10		at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 0–23	40,220
October 17		at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 30–24	42,079–42,708
October 24	1:30 pm	Wisconsin	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 12–30	48,643
October 31		Michigan State	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	L 7–32	41,126
November 7		at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 13–42	43,217
November 14		Northwestern	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 7–21	25,778
November 21		at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 0–40	69,357
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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1971 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
John Andrews	Tight end	5	130	Baltimore Colts
Chris Morris	Guard	10	258	Minnesota Vikings

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References

1. "Hoosiers shaken, 16–10". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "1970 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
3. "1970 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
4. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
5. "1970 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
6. "1971 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.