1970 Michigan State Spartans football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1970
| team = Michigan State Spartans
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| record = 4–6
| conf_record = 3–4
| head_coach = Duffy Daugherty
| hc_year = 17th
| mvp = Eric Allen
| captain = Gordon Bowdell
| captain2 = Michael Hogan
| captain3 = Wilt Martin
| stadium = Spartan Stadium
}}
{{1970 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite news|title=Michigan State Yearly Results (1970-1974)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=July 13, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/michigan_state/1970-1974_yearly_results.php|archive-date=July 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714071155/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/michigan_state/1970-1974_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=2015 Michigan State Football Media Guide|publisher=Michigan State University|page=146|access-date=July 4, 2016|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/msu-media-guide-135-186-histor.pdf|archive-date=March 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317023433/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/msu-media-guide-135-186-histor.pdf|url-status=dead}}
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).{{cite news|title=Bucks, Michigan Top All-Big Ten Team|newspaper=Jacksonville (Ill.) Journal|date=December 1, 1970|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/59003663/?terms=adamle%2Bbrockington%2Bstaroba%2B%22associated%2Bpress%22}}{{cite news|title=Buckeyes place 6 on all-Big Ten team|newspaper=The Bryan Times (AP story)|date=November 27, 1970|page=10|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19701127&id=k1EwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TVIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4310,3497604}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1970
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Washington
| site_stadium = Husky Stadium
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| score = 16–42
| attend = 52,240
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Washington State
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| score = 28–14
| attend = 64,053
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–29
| attend = 76,103
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| score = 0–29
| attend = 75,511
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 20–34
| attend = 103,580
| source = {{cite news|title=U-M Whacks MSU, 34-20: Taylor (3 TDs), Doughty (1 TD) Run Wild|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 19, 1970|pages=1D, 5D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41479259/um_whacks_msu_3420_taylor_3_tds/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Iowa
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| score = 37–0
| attend = 63,482
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Seventeenth Street Football Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 32–7
| attend = 41,126
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| score = 24–14
| attend = 61,113
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Minnesota
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| score = 13–23
| attend = 42,834
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| score = 20–23
| attend = 46,789
}}
}}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1970
| team = Michigan State Spartans
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=41|class=So|first=Ken|last=Alderson|pos=FB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=24|class=Jr|first=Eric|last=Allen|pos=WR}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=44|class=Sr|first=Earl|last=Anderson|pos=RB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=51|class=Sr|first=Tom|last=Beard|pos=C}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=83|class=Sr|first=Gordon|last=Bowdell|pos=WR|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=19|class=Jr|first=Randy|last=Davis|pos=WR}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=59|class=So|first=Joe|last=DeLamielleure|pos=G|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=89|class=Jr|first=Billy Joe|last=DuPree|pos=TE|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=65|class=So|first=Chris|last=King|pos=G}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=33|class=Sr|first=Steve|last=Kough|pos=WR}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=86|class=So|first=Dennis|last=Macholz|pos=WR}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=23|class=Jr|first=Henry|last=Matthews|pos=RB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=85|class=So|first=Brian|last=McConnell|pos=TE}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=35|class=Jr|first=Brad|last=McLee|pos=RB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=71|class=Sr|first=Vic|last=Mittelberg|pos=T}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=72|class=Jr|first=Jim|last=Nicholson|pos=T}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=76|class=Sr|first=Gary|last=Nowak|pos=T|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=12|class=Jr|first=Mike|last=Rasmussen|pos=QB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=60|class=Sr|first=Mike|last=Tobin|pos=G}}
| defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=25|class=Jr|first=Doug|last=Barr|pos=CB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=42|class=Sr|first=Jay|last=Breslin|pos=LB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=98|class=So|first=Gail|last=Clark|pos=LB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=96|class=Sr|first=Bill|last=Dawson|pos=DL}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=50|class=Sr|first=Calvin|last=Fox|pos=DE}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=91|class=Jr|first=Doug|last=Halliday|pos=DE}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=61|class=So|first=Ernie|last=Hamilton|pos=DE}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=30|class=Sr|first=Clifton|last=Hardy|pos=DB|link=y|dab=Cliff Hardy}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=66|class=Sr|first=Mike|last=Hogan|pos=LB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=38|class=Sr|first=Tom|last=Kutchinsk|pos=S}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=97|class=Sr|first=Wilt|last=Martin|pos=DT}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=99|class=Jr|first=Duane|last=McLaughlin|pos=DT}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=48|class=Sr|first=Gary|last=Parmentier|pos=LB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=27|class=Sr|first=Harold|last=Phillips|pos=DB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=63|class=Sr|first=Dave|last=Thomas|pos=DE}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=10|class=So|first=Brad|last=Van Pelt|pos=S|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=39|class=Sr|first=Ralph|last=Wielba|pos=LB}}
| special_teams_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=3|class=Sr|first=Gary|last=Boyce|pos=K}}
}}
{{American football roster/Footer
| head_coach = *Duffy Daugherty
| asst_coach =
| accessdate=
}}
References
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