1970 UT Arlington Rebels football team

1970 UT Arlington Rebels football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record0–10 (0–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumTurnpike Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Arkansas State $ 4 0 0 11 0 0
No. 14 Abilene Christian 3 1 0 9 2 0
Trinity (TX) 2 2 0 5 6 0
Lamar Tech 1 3 0 3 7 0
UT Arlington 0 4 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1970 UT Arlington Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the Southland Conference during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Burley Bearden, the team compiled an 0–10 record. After the conclusion of the season on December 9, head coach Bearden resigned to take a position as an assistant professor within UTA's physical education department.[1] The 1970 season also marked the final UTA competed as the Rebels before transitioning to the Mavericks for their 1971 season.[2]

  1. ^ "Just call him professor Bearden". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 10, 1970. p. C1. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "'Mavericks' approved as UTA's new name". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. June 5, 1971. p. A3. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon