1970 Big Ten Conference football season
| 1970 Big Ten Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA |
| Sport | College football |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC |
| 1971 NFL Draft | |
| Top draft pick | John Brockington |
| Picked by | Green Bay Packers, 9th overall |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Ohio State |
| Runners-up | Michigan |
| Season MVP | Mike Adamle |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #5 Ohio State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 Big Ten Conference football season was part of the 1970 college football season. Ohio State was ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll, won the conference championship, led the conference in scoring offense (29.0 points per game), and ranked second in scoring defense (12.0 points per game). Michigan was ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll, led the conference in scoring defense (9.0 points per game), and ranked second in scoring offense (28.8 points per game).[1] Running back Mike Adamle of Northwestern received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the conference's most valuable player; defensive tackle Jim Stillwagon of Ohio State was the runner up.[2]
Bowl games
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| January 1, 1971 | #12 Stanford | #2 Ohio | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) | L 17–27 | 103,839 | |||
| #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. | ||||||||
Statistical leaders
Passing yards
1. Mike Rasmussen, Michigan Sate (1,344)
2. Craig Curry, Minnesota (1,315)
3. Neil Graff, Wisconsin (1,313)
4. Maurie Daigneau, Northwestern (1,228)
5. Don Moorhead, Michigan (1,167)[1]
Rushing yards
1. Mike Adamle, Northwestern (1,255)
2. John Brockington, Ohio State (1,142)
3. Otis Armstrong, Purdue (1,009)
4. Billy Taylor, Michigan (911)
5. Levi Mitchell, Iowa (900)[1]
Receiving yards
1. Larry Mialik, Wisconsin (702)
2. Barry Pearson, Northwestern (552)
3. Doug Dieken, Illinois (537)
4. Paul Staroba, Michigan (519)
5. Gordon Bowdell, Michigan State (495)[1]
Total yards
1. Craig Curry, Minnesota (1,610)
2. Neil Graff, Wisconsin (1,561)
3. Don Moorhead, Michigan (1,535)
4. Mike Rasmussen, Michigan State (1,358)
5. Mike Adamle, Northwestern (1,255)[1]
Scoring
1. John Brockington, Ohio State (102)
2. Billy Taylor, Michigan (66)
3. Eric Allen, Michigan State (60)
3. Mike Adamle, Northwestern (60)
5. Fritz Seyferth, Michigan (48)[1]
Player in the NFL Draft
The first ten players from the Big Ten to be selected in the 1971 NFL Draft were the following:
- John Brockington, running back, Ohio State, 9th overall pick
- Jack Tatum, safety, Ohio State, 19th overall pick
- William Tim Anderson, cornerback, Ohio State, 23rd overall pick
- Leo Hayden, running back, Ohio State, 24th overall pick
- Jan White, tight end, Ohio State, 29th overall pick
- Dan Dierdorf, tackle, Michigan, 43rd overall pick
- Paul Staroba, wide receiver, Michigan, 66th overall pick
- Bill Gregory, defensive tackle, Wisconsin, 77th overall pick
- Donnie Green, tackle, Purdue, 107th overall pick
- Stan Brown, wide receiver, Purdue, 118th overall pick
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "1970 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Wildcats' Adamle Wins the 1970 'Silver Football'". Detroit Free Press. December 26, 1970. p. 2B.