1970 Arizona

4–⁠6 (2–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bob Weber.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1970, game by game: lost at No. 8 Michigan 9–20; won vs. San José State 30–29; won vs. Iowa 17–10; won vs. BYU 24–17; lost at Utah 0–24; lost vs. No. 7 Air Force 20–23; lost at New Mexico 7–35; lost at UTEP 17–33; won vs. Wyoming 38–12; lost vs. No. 9 Arizona State 6–10+26−28Lost 9–20 at No. 8 Michigan-11No. 8 MichiganWon 30–29 vs. San José State+1San José StateWon 17–10 vs. Iowa+7IowaWon 24–17 vs. BYU+7BYULost 0–24 at Utah-24UtahLost 20–23 vs. No. 7 Air Force-3No. 7 Air ForceLost 7–35 at New Mexico-28New MexicoLost 17–33 at UTEP-16UTEPWon 38–12 vs. Wyoming+26WyomingLost 6–10 vs. No. 9 Arizona State-4No. 9 Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 10–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1970.

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠4 5th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
168–⁠213
Coach
Bob Weber
Elo
1422 −33 this season
SP+ rating
-3.2 No. 79 of 117; offense No. 80, defense No. 57
SRS
−0.3 No. 64 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1971

The 1971 draft
Rd 6Bill McKinley DEBuffalo Bills

1970 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State7–⁠011–⁠06
New Mexico5–⁠17–⁠3
Utah4–⁠26–⁠4
UTEP4–⁠36–⁠4
Arizona2–⁠44–⁠6
Colorado State1–⁠34–⁠7
BYU1–⁠63–⁠8
Wyoming1–⁠61–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.