1970 Washington Huskies football team

The 1970 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourteenth season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled a 6–4 record, finished in a four-way tie for second place in the Pacific-8 Conference at 4–3,[1] and outscored its opponents 334 to 216.[2]

1970 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific-8
1970 record	6–4 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach	Jim Owens (14th season)
Captains	Bo Cornell (RB) Tom Failla (DT)
Home stadium	Husky Stadium

1970 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
	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 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.

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 T 72 Dan Cunningham Sr T 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 Bill 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 Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Source:[4][6][7][8]

All-conference

Main article: 1970 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team

NFL Draft selections

Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1971 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds with 442 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame[9]

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

References

1. "Pacific-8 Conference final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 23, 1970. p. 31.
2. "Washington Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
3. Brown, Bruce (September 8, 1970). "UW is led by Indian". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 18.
4. "Huskies are set to begin season". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 18, 1970. p. 14.
5. Brown, Bruce (November 23, 1970). "Youth lifts WSU hope". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 31.
6. "Kicking feature for UW". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 15, 1970. p. 15.
7. "WSU vs. Washington (rosters)". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 20, 1970. p. 17.
8. "Huskies vs. Cougars (rosters)". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1970. p. 12.
9. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.