1970 Michigan State Spartans football team information
American college football season
1970Michigan State Spartans football
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Record
4–6 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Duffy Daugherty (17th season)
MVP
Eric Allen
Captain
Gordon Bowdell, Michael Hogan, Wilt Martin
Home stadium
Spartan Stadium
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 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 17th season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 3–6 overall record (3–4 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1][2]
No Spartans were selected as first-team players on the 1970 All-Big Ten Conference football teams, though three received second-team honors from either the Associated Press (AP) or the United Press International (UPI): split end Gordon Bowdell (AP-2, UPI-2); guard Joe DeLamielleure (AP-2); and halfback Eric Allen (UPI-2).[3][4]
^"Michigan State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
^"2015 Michigan State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. p. 146. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
^"Bucks, Michigan Top All-Big Ten Team". Jacksonville (Ill.) Journal. December 1, 1970. p. 10.
^"Buckeyes place 6 on all-Big Ten team". The Bryan Times (AP story). November 27, 1970. p. 10.
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