1970 San Diego State Aztecs football team
American college football season
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The 1970 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College[note 1] during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by head coach Don Coryell, in his tenth year, and played home games at San Diego Stadium[note 3] in San Diego, California. They finished the season as co-champions of the conference, with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2, 5–1 PCAA).
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record9–2 (5–1 PCAA)
Headcoach
- Don Coryell (10th season)
OffensivecoordinatorRod Dowhower (3rd season)
| 1970 San Diego State Aztecs football | |
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PCAA co-champion | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 9–2 (5–1 PCAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rod Dowhower (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | San Diego Stadium |
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| San Diego State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | 5:30 p.m. | at Northern Illinois* | W 35–3 | 9,116 | [1] | ||
| September 19 | 5:30 p.m. | at North Texas State* | W 23–0 | 14,300 | [2] | ||
| September 26 | Cal State Los Angeles | W 35–0 | 34,717 | [3] | |||
| October 3 | BYU* |
| W 31–11 | 36,830 | [4] | ||
| October 10 | Southern Miss* |
| W 41–14 | 32,963 | [5] | ||
| October 17 | 8:05 p.m. | San Jose State |
| W 32–6 | 28,216 | [6] | |
| October 31 | Fresno State | No. 14 |
| W 56–14 | 46,294 | [7] | |
| November 7 | 7:30 p.m. | at Pacific (CA) | No. 14 | W 14–13 | 13,200–15,000 | [8] | |
| November 14 | UC Santa Barbara | No. 14 |
| W 65–7 | 26,015 | [9] | |
| November 20 | at Long Beach State | No. 14 | L 11–27 | 39,005 | [10] | ||
| November 28 | 8:03 p.m. | Iowa State* |
| L 22–28 | 31,810–40,172 | [11][12] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1971 NFL draft.[16]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
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| Ken Burrow | Wide receiver | 2 | 33 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Henry Allison | Guard – Tackle | 2 | 50 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Tom Shellabarger | Tackle | 5 | 108 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Tom Hayes | Defensive back | 6 | 137 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Leon Van Gorkum | Defensive end | 8 | 195 | San Diego Chargers |
| Lindsey James | Running back | 16 | 397 | Atlanta Falcons |
The following finished their SDSU career in 1970, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[17]
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
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| Terry Mendenhall | Linebacker | 1971 Oakland Raiders |
Team awards
| Award | Player |
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| Most Valuable Player (John Simcox Memorial Trophy) | Tim Delaney |
| Outstanding Offensive & Defensive Linemen (Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy) | Henry Allison, Off Leon Van Gorkum, Def |
| Team captains Dr. R. Hardy / C.E. Peterson Memorial Trophy | Tim Delaney, Off Leon Van Gorkum, Def |
| Most Inspirational Player | Tim Delaney, Terry Mendenhall |
Notes
- San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
- The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
- San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as San Diego Stadium from its opening in 1967 through 1980.
