1970 Washington Huskies football team

1970 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Stanford $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Washington 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Oregon 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
UCLA 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
California 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 15 USC 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Oregon State 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Washington State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington in the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourteenth-year head coach Jim Owens, the Huskies compiled a 6–4 record (4–3 in Pac-8, tied for second),[1] and outscored their opponents 334 to 216.[2]

The Huskies were led on the field by sophomore quarterback Sonny Sixkiller,[3][4] who set numerous team records.[5] Fullback Bo Cornell and defensive tackle Tom Failla were the team captains.

This was the final year of a ten-game schedule for Washington; the other seven teams in the Pac-8 played eleven games.[6]

  1. ^ "Pacific-8 Conference final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 23, 1970. p. 31.
  2. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Brown, Bruce (September 8, 1970). "UW is led by Indian". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 18.
  4. ^ "Huskies are set to begin season". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 18, 1970. p. 14.
  5. ^ Brown, Bruce (November 23, 1970). "Youth lifts WSU hope". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 31.
  6. ^ Cawood, Neil (September 8, 1970). "Huskies hope Sonny Sixkiller will make the difference". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 3B.