1970 Washington Huskies football team

1970 Washington Huskies football

Conference	Pacific-8
Record	6–4 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach	Jim Owens (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Mel Thompson Otto Kofler John Goodwin Bob Schloredt Jim Lambright Marv Weetman Jerry Cheek
Captains	Bo Cornell (RB) Tom Failla (DT)
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Stanford $	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Oregon	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
UCLA	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
California	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. 15 USC	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Washington State	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington in the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourteenth-year head coach Jim Owens, the Huskies compiled a 6–4 record (4–3 in Pac-8, tied for second),^[1] and outscored their opponents 334 to 216.^[2]

The Huskies were led on the field by sophomore quarterback Sonny Sixkiller,^[3]^[4] who set numerous team records.^[5] Fullback Bo Cornell and defensive tackle Tom Failla were the team captains.

This was the final year of a ten-game schedule for Washington; the other seven teams in the Pac-8 played eleven games.^[6]

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	Michigan State*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 42–16	52,240
September 26	No. 10 Michigan*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 3–17	56,106
October 3	Navy*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 56–7	55,292
October 10	California	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 28–31	53,420
October 17	at No. 11 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 25–28	56,166
October 24	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 29–20	27,911
October 31	No. 16 Oregon	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	W 25–13	58,580
November 7	at No. 6 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 22–29	59,066
November 14	No. 17 UCLA	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 61–20	59,208
November 21	vs. Washington State	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (Apple Cup)	W 43–25	33,200
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1970 Washington Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`6`	Sonny Sixkiller	So
QB	`15`	Greg Collins	So
FB	`32`	Bo Cornell (C)	Sr
HB	`41`	Darrell Downey	Jr
C	`53`	Bruce Jarvis	Sr
C	`56`	Al Kelso	So
G	`65`	Wayne Sortun	Sr
OT	`72`	Dan Cunningham	Sr
OT	`76`	Lane Ronnebaum	Sr
G	`77`	Ernie Janet	Sr
WR	`83`	Jim Krieg	Jr
TE	`85`	Ace Bulger	Sr
TE	`87`	John Brady	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`11`	Bob Burmeister	Sr
SS	`12`	Mark McMahon	Sr
FS	`18`	Bill Cahill	So
CB	`26`	Calvin Jones	So
LB	`36`	Bob Ferguson	So
LB	`37`	Ron Shepherd	Jr
LB	`48`	Rick Huget	Jr
LB	`51`	Jim Katsenes	Sr
DT	`59`	Gordy Guinn	So
DE	`84`	Ken Lee	Sr
DT	`91`	Tom Failla (C)	Sr
DE	`96`	Al Kravitz	Jr
DE	`97`	Dave Worgan	So
DE	`99`	Kurt Matter	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`10`	Ron Volbrecht	Sr
P	`14`	Gene Willis	Sr
PK	`16`	Steve Wiezbowski	So
P	`46`	Dick Galuska	Jr

Head coach

Jim Owens (14th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Mel Thompson
Otto Kofler
John Goodwin
Bob Schloredt
Jim Lambright
Marv Weetman
Jerry Cheek

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Source:^[4]^[7]^[8]^[9]

All-conference

NFL draft selections

Four UW Huskies were selected in the 1971 NFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds with 442 selections.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Ernie Janet	Guard	2nd	37	San Francisco 49ers
Bo Cornell	Running back	2nd	40	Cleveland Browns
Bruce Jarvis	Center	3rd	53	Buffalo Bills
Ken Lee	Linebacker	8th	204	Detroit Lions

= Husky Hall of Fame^[10]

References

^ "Pacific-8 Conference final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 23, 1970. p. 31.
^ "Washington Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
^ Brown, Bruce (September 8, 1970). "UW is led by Indian". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 18.
^ ^a ^b "Huskies are set to begin season". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 18, 1970. p. 14.
^ Brown, Bruce (November 23, 1970). "Youth lifts WSU hope". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 31.
^ Cawood, Neil (September 8, 1970). "Huskies hope Sonny Sixkiller will make the difference". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 3B.
^ "Kicking feature for UW". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 15, 1970. p. 15.
^ "WSU vs. Washington (rosters)". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 20, 1970. p. 17.
^ "Huskies vs. Cougars (rosters)". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1970. p. 12.
^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

External links

Game program: Washington vs. Washington State at Spokane – November 21, 1970

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