1970 UT Arlington Rebels football team

The 1970 UT Arlington Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the Southland Conference during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Burley Bearden, the team compiled an 0–10 record. After the conclusion of the season on December 9, head coach Bearden resigned to take a position as an assistant professor within UTA's physical education department.^[1] The 1970 season also marked the final UTA competed as the Rebels before transitioning to the Mavericks for their 1971 season.^[2]

1970 UT Arlington Rebels football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	0–10 (0–4 Southland)
Head coach	Burley Bearden (5th season)
Home stadium	Turnpike Stadium
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Arkansas State $	4	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 14 Abilene Christian	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX)	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Lamar Tech	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
UT Arlington	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 7–31	25,427	[3]
October 19	at New Mexico State*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 7–35	10,012	[4]
September 26	at Southern Miss*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 20–26	9,074–9,500	[5][6]
October 3	Texas Lutheran*	Turnpike Stadium Arlington, TX	L 6–17	6,500	[7]
October 17	No. T–13 Southwestern Louisiana*	Turnpike Stadium Arlington, TX	L 7–28	4,000	[8]
October 24	Trinity (TX)	Turnpike Stadium Arlington, TX	L 0–24	4,000–7,000	[9][10]
October 31	West Texas State*	Turnpike Stadium Arlington, TX	L 8–33	4,200	[11]
November 7	at No. 16 Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	L 7–21	13,000	[12]
November 14	No. 1 Arkansas State	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	L 7–27	1,200	[13]
November 21	at Lamar Tech	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 0–24	9,821	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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