1970 Memphis State Tigers football team

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1970
Memphis State Tigers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–4 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemphis Memorial Stadium
Seasons
1970 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisville $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Tulsa 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Memphis State 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
North Texas State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wichita State 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1970 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State University (now known as the

Memphis Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee
.

The team's statistical leaders included Rick Strawbridge with 557 passing yards, Paul Gowen with 868 rushing yards, Bill Wright with 206 receiving yards, and Jay McCoy with 54 points scored.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 No. 5 Ole Miss*
L 13–4750,164[4]
September 26at Virginia Tech*
W 21–2018,000[5]
October 3at Tulsa
L 12–2717,500
October 17Florida State*
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 16–1229,047
October 24at North Texas State*
W 28–810,000[6]
October 31Southern Miss*
W 33–024,468[7]
November 7at Louisville
L 27–40
November 14Wichita State
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 51–65,181[8]
November 21Utah State*
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 12–1513,136
November 28Cincinnati
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
W 14–10
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1970 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Memphis Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis. p. 270. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "1970 Memphis Tigers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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