1970 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1970 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1970 record 3–7 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Jim Valek (4th year)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1970 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Ohio State $ 7 0 0     9 1 0
#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 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1970 college football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach Jim Valek, the Illini compiled a 3–7 record and finished in a tie for last place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mike Wells with 906 passing yards, running back Darrell Robinson with 749 rushing yards, and wide receiver Doug Dieken with 537 receiving yards.[2]

References

  1. "1970 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. "1970 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
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