1970 Memphis State Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1970 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State University (now known as the University of Memphis) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In its 13th season under head coach Billy J. Murphy, the team compiled a 6–4 record (2–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place out of five teams in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 227 to 184.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memphis Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.
- Billy J. Murphy (13th season)
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (2–2 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Memphis Memorial Stadium |
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| Louisville $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Rick Strawbridge with 557 passing yards, Paul Gowen with 868 rushing yards, Bill Wright with 206 receiving yards, and Jay McCoy with 54 points scored.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 5 Ole Miss* | L 13–47 | 50,164 | [4] | |||
| September 26 | 12:30 p.m. | at Virginia Tech* | W 21–20 | 18,000 | [5] | |||
| October 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at Tulsa | L 12–27 | 17,500 | [6] | |||
| October 17 | Florida State* |
| W 16–12 | 29,047 | [7] | |||
| October 24 | 7:30 p.m. | at North Texas State* | W 28–8 | 10,000 | [8] | |||
| October 31 | Southern Miss* |
| W 33–0 | 24,468 | [9] | |||
| November 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisville | L 27–40 | 22,657 | [10] | |||
| November 14 | Wichita State |
| W 51–6 | 5,181 | [11] | |||
| November 21 | Utah State* |
| L 12–15 | 13,136 | [12] | |||
| November 28 | Cincinnati* |
| W 14–10 | 8,734 | [13] | |||
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