1970 Big Ten Conference football season information
Sports season
1970 Big Ten Conference football season
Sport
American football
Number of teams
10
Top draft pick
John Brockington
Champion
Ohio State
Runners-up
Michigan, Northwestern
Season MVP
Mike Adamle
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 5 Ohio State $
7
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
No. 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
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1970 Big Ten Conference football season was the 75th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.
The 1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, under head coach Woody Hayes, won the Big Ten football championship, was ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll, and led the conference in scoring offense (29.0 points per game). The Buckeyes were undefeated in the regular season but lost to Stanford in the 1971 Rose Bowl. Defensive back Jack Tatum and middle guard Jim Stillwagon were consensus first-team All-Americans. Stillwagon also won the Outland Trophy as the best interior lineman in college football. Running back John Brockington led the conference with 102 points scored, received first-team All-American honors from multiple selectors, and was the first Big Ten player selected in the 1971 NFL Draft with the ninth overall pick. Quarterback Rex Kern finished fifth in the voting for the 1970 Heisman Trophy.
The 1970 Michigan Wolverines football team, under head coach Bo Schembechler, was ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll and led the conference in scoring defense (9.0 points per game). Michigan's only loss was to Ohio State. Offensive tackle Dan Dierdorf was a consensus first-team All-American. Quarterback Don Moorhead and middle guard Henry Hill were selected as the team's most valuable players.
The 1970 Northwestern Wildcats football team, under head coach Alex Agase, tied with Michigan for second place in the Big Ten and was ranked Running back Mike Adamle of Northwestern led the conference with 1,255 rushing yards and received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the conference's most valuable player.[1]
^"Wildcats' Adamle Wins the 1970 'Silver Football'". Detroit Free Press. December 26, 1970. p. 2B.
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