1970 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1970 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 6–4 record (6–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten.

1970 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–4 (6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Alex Agase (7th season)
MVP	Mike Adamle
Captains	Mike Adamle[1] Joel Hall
Home stadium	Dyche 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 team's offensive leaders were quarterback Maurie Daigneau with 1,228 passing yards, Mike Adamle with 1,255 rushing yards, and Barry Pearson with 552 receiving yards.^[2] Eight Northwestern players received honors on the 1970 All-Big Ten Conference football team. They are: (1) halfback Mike Adamle (AP-1, UPI-1); (2) flanker Barry Pearson (AP-1); (3) tackle John Rodman (AP-1, UPI-2); (4) guard Mike Sikich (AP-1, UPI-1); (5) center John Zigulich (UPI-1); (6) defensive tackle Jim Anderson (AP-2); (7) defensive back Eric Hutchinson (AP-1, UPI-1); and (8) defensive back Rick Telander (AP-2).^[3][4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	No. 6 Notre Dame*		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 14–35	50,049
September 26	at No. 15 UCLA*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–12	36,803
October 3	SMU*		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 20–21	30,003	[5]
October 10	Illinois		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	W 48–0	33,316
October 17	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 24–14	65,278
October 24	Purdue		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 38–14	38,722
October 31	at No. 2 Ohio State	No. 20	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 10–24	86,673
November 7	Minnesota		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 28–14	33,437
November 14	at Indiana		Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 21–7	25,778
November 21	at Michigan State	No. 18	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 23–20	46,789
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1970 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 34 Mike Adamle (C) Sr TE 84 Steve Craig Fr QB 12 Maurie Daigneau Jr G 67 Tom Dickinson Jr OT 71 Paul Gary Jr G 54 Mike Sikich Sr WR 86 Jim Lash So TE 92 Tom McCreight Jr WR 21 Barry Pearson Jr OT 72 John Rodman Sr QB 15 Dave Shelbourne Sr C 55 Joe Zigulich Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 74 Jim Anderson So DT 93 Frank Bliss So DE 78 Jerry Combs So DB 29 Mike Coughlin Jr LB 93 Jack Derning Jr DB 27 Jack Dustin Jr LB 66 Joel Hall (C) Sr DE 89 Will Hemby Jr DB 32 Eric Hutchinson Jr LB 82 Pat McNamara So DB 35 Dan White Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Alex Agase Coordinators/assistant coaches Ron Marciniak – Offensive line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Mike Adamle	Running back	4	120	Kansas City Chiefs
Rick Telander	Defensive back	8	198	Kansas City Chiefs