1970 NCAA College Division football season

1970 NCAA College Division football season
Champion(s)	Arkansas State (AP, UPI) Tennessee State (black)
College Division football seasons

The 1970 NCAA College Division football season was the 15th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.

Conference and program changes

Conference changes

School	1969 Conference	1970 Conference
Cal State Fullerton	New Program	CCAA
Central Michigan	IIAC	Independent
Eastern Illinois	IIAC	Independent
Fordham	Reactivated Program	Independent
Georgetown	Reactivated Program	Independent
Illinois State	IIAC	Independent
Saint Mary's	Reactivated Program	Independent
Western Illinois	IIAC	Independent

Conference standings

1970 Big Sky Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Montana $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Boise State 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Idaho State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Weber State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1 Idaho 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Montana State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Northern Arizona 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1970 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 20 Cal Poly $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Cal State Fullerton 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 1 Valley State 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Cal Poly Pomona 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 UC Riverside 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI small college poll	1970 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northern Morgan State x 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 16 Virginia State y$ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Delaware State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Howard 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Saint Paul's (VA) 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Norfolk State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Virginia Union 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Maryland Eastern Shore 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Hampton 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 Southern No. 17 Johnson C. Smith xy 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Elizabeth City State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 North Carolina Central 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Shaw 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Fayetteville State 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Livingstone 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Winston-Salem State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 North Carolina A&T 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Championship: Virginia State 32, Johnson C. Smith 14 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 College Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Southwestern (TN) + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Washington University + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Centre 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Washington and Lee 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Sewanee 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1970 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 9 Carthage $ 7 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Carroll (WI) 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Illinois Wesleyan 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Millikin 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Elmhurst 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Augustana (IL) 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 North Park 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Wheaton (IL) 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 North Central (IL) 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1970 Eastern Football Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Montclair State + 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Southern Connecticut State + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Central Connecticut State 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Bridgeport 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Glassboro State 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 + – Conference co-champions
1970 Far Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Chico State + 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Cal State Hayward + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 UC Davis 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Humboldt State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 San Francisco State 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 9 – 1 Sonoma State * 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Sacramento State * 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions * – ineligible for conference championship	1970 Gulf States Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Southwestern Louisiana $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Northwestern State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Northeast Louisiana 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Southeastern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Louisiana Tech 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1970 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Evansville $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Butler 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 Valparaiso 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 DePauw 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1970 Iowa Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Luther $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 17 Central (IA) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 No. 18 Simpson (IA) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 William Penn 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Wartburg 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Dubuque 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Upper Iowa 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 1 Buena Vista 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1970 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hampden–Sydney $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Randolph–Macon 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Towson State 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Bridgewater 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Western Maryland 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Gallaudet 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Johns Hopkins 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1970 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Adrian + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Alma + 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Hope 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Albion 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Kalamazoo 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Olivet 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1970 Mid-South Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Jacksonville State $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Tennessee–Martin 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Troy State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 1 Delta State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 Florence State 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Livingston 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll	1970 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northern Division Susquehanna x 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Albright 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Upsala 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Lycoming 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Delaware Valley 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Juniata 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Wagner * 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Wilkes * 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Southern Division Moravian x 6 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2 Muhlenberg 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Johns Hopkins 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Lebanon Valley 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Western Maryland 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Pennsylvania Military 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Franklin & Marshall 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Ursinus 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Dickinson 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 1 Swarthmore 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Haverford 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP Poll	1970 Midwest Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 18 St. Olaf $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Monmouth (IL) 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Knox 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Ripon 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Grinnell 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Cornell (IA) 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Coe 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Lawrence 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Carleton 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Beloit   –   0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Beloit was allowed to compete with freshmen. Games with Beloit were not counted in the conference standings. Rankings from AP small college poll
1970 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Concordia–Moorhead $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 No. 14 Gustavus Adolphus 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Saint John's (MN) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Minnesota–Duluth 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Hamline 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Macalester 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Augsburg 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 St. Thomas (MN) 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll	1970 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Central Missouri State + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 NE Missouri State + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 SE Missouri State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Lincoln (MO) 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Missouri–Rolla 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 SW Missouri State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1 NW Missouri State 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1970 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Montclair State $ 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Glassboro State 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Jersey City State 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Trenton State 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1970 North Central Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T North Dakota State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1 North Dakota 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 South Dakota 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 2 Augustana (SD) 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Morningside 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Northern Iowa 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 South Dakota State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1970 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Michigan Tech + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Minnesota Morris + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 St. Cloud State + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Moorhead State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Winona State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Bemidji State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Southwest State (MN) 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1970 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Capital + 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 No. 17 Wittenberg + 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Wooster 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Muskingum 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Mount Union 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Denison 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Marietta 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Baldwin–Wallace 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Kenyon 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Heidelberg 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Hiram 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Otterbein 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Ohio Wesleyan 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Oberlin 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP small college poll
1970 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 12/9 Western Kentucky $ 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Eastern Kentucky 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 East Tennessee State 4 – 1 – 2 7 – 1 – 2 Morehead State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Middle Tennessee 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Austin Peay 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Tennessee Tech 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Murray State 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls	1970 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Division West Chester xy 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 East Stroudsburg 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Kutztown 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Bloomsburg 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Millersville 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Mansfield 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Cheyney 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 West Division No. 3 Edinboro xy$^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Clarion 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 California (PA) 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Slippery Rock 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Shippensburg 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Lock Haven 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Championship: Edinboro 14, West Chester 34 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantpoll=NAIA Division II poll Rankings from AP Poll	1970 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Washington & Jefferson $ 5 – 0 – 0 0 – 7 – 1 Bethany (WV) 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 John Carroll 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Allegheny 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Case Western Reserve 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Thiel 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1970 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Claremont-Mudd + 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Redlands + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Pomona 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Whittier 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Occidental 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1970 Southland Conference football standings 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	1970 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7/9 Alcorn A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 No. 13/16 Grambling 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Texas Southern 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Southern 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1 Prairie View A&M 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Jackson State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll
1970 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 3 Platteville State $^ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Eau Claire State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Whitewater State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Oshkosh State 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Superior State 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 La Crosse State 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Stout State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Stevens Point State 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 8 – 1 River Falls State 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll	1970 Yankee Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Connecticut $ 4 – 0 – 1 4 – 4 – 2 UMass 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 New Hampshire 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Rhode Island 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Maine 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Vermont 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1970 NCAA College Division independents football records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 Tampa   –   10 – 1 – 0 No. 5 Tennessee State   –   10 – 0 – 0 No. 11 Delaware   –   9 – 2 – 0 Hawaii   –   9 – 2 – 0 Northern Michigan   –   8 – 2 – 0 No. 19 Eastern Michigan   –   7 – 2 – 1 Akron   –   7 – 3 – 0 Central Michigan   –   7 – 3 – 0 Temple   –   7 – 3 – 0 Drake   –   7 – 4 – 0 Wayne State (MI)   –   6 – 2 – 0 Arkansas AM&N   –   6 – 3 – 0 Southern Illinois   –   6 – 3 – 0 St. Norbert   –   6 – 3 – 0 Nevada   –   6 – 3 – 1 Portland State   –   6 – 4 – 0 UNLV   –   6 – 4 – 0 Boston University   –   5 – 4 – 0 Cortland   –   5 – 4 – 0 Indiana (PA)   –   5 – 4 – 0 Santa Clara   –   5 – 4 – 1 Lafayette   –   6 – 5 – 0 Colorado College   –   4 – 4 – 0 Drexel   –   4 – 4 – 0 Hofstra   –   5 – 5 – 0 Indiana State   –   5 – 5 – 0 Samford   –   5 – 5 – 0 Wabash   –   3 – 3 – 2 Saint Mary's   –   3 – 4 – 0 Ashland   –   4 – 6 – 0 Bucknell   –   4 – 6 – 0 Lehigh   –   4 – 6 – 0 Rose Poly   –   3 – 5 – 1 Northeastern   –   3 – 5 – 0 Indiana Central   –   3 – 6 – 0 Lake Forest   –   3 – 6 – 0 Kentucky State   –   3 – 6 – 0 Chicago   –   2 – 5 – 0 Chattanooga   –   3 – 8 – 0 Parsons   –   2 – 7 – 0 Eastern Illinois   –   2 – 8 – 0 Milwaukee   –   1 – 9 – 0 Rankings from AP small college poll

Rankings

Main article: 1970 small college football rankings

College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the AP (a panel of writers) and by UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played.

Small college final polls

In 1970, both UPI and AP ranked Arkansas State (10–0) number one. The 34 coaches on the UPI board ranked Tampa second, followed by Montana, while the AP panel ranked Montana second, followed by North Dakota State. Arkansas State went on to beat Central Missouri State in the Pecan Bowl, 38–21, while Montana lost to North Dakota State in the Camellia Bowl, 31–16.

United Press International (coaches) final poll
Published on December 2

Rank	School	Record	No. 1 votes	Total points
1	Arkansas State	10–0	21	318
2	Tampa	10–1	8	279
3	Montana	10–0	3	272
4	North Dakota State	8–0–1		201
5	Tennessee State	10–0	1	173
6	Long Beach State	9–2		140
7	Wofford	10–0	1	125
8	Delaware	8–2		89
9	Western Kentucky	8–1–1		55
10	Hawaii	9–1		46

Associated Press (writers) final poll
Published on December 3

Rank	School	Record	No. 1 votes	Total points
1	Arkansas State	10–0	4	201
2	Montana	10–0	3	162
3	North Dakota State	8–0–1		147
4	Tampa	10–1	2	146
5	Tennessee State	10–0		131
6	Wofford	11–0†	2	109
7	Texas A&I	10–1	1	99
8	Jacksonville State	9–0		87
9	Alcorn A&M	9–1		87
10	Southwestern Louisiana	9–2		73

†Includes NAIA playoff win

Bowl games

The postseason consisted of four bowl games as regional finals, all played on December 12.

Bowl	Region	Location	Winning team		Losing team		Ref
Boardwalk	East	Atlantic City, New Jersey	Delaware	38	Morgan State	23
Grantland Rice	Mideast	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Tennessee State	26	Southwestern Louisiana	25
Pecan	Midwest	Arlington, Texas	Arkansas State	38	Central Missouri State	21
Camellia	West	Sacramento, California	North Dakota State	31	Montana	16

This was the final year for the Pecan Bowl; it was succeeded by the Pioneer Bowl in Wichita Falls in 1971.

See also

• 1970 NCAA University Division football season
• 1970 NAIA Division I football season
• 1970 NAIA Division II football season