1970 Colorado State

4–⁠7 (1–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Jerry Wampfler.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 1970, game by game: won at New Mexico State 28–9; lost at No. 20 Arizona State 9–38; lost at Iowa State 6–37; lost at No. 10 Air Force 22–37; lost vs. Wyoming 6–16; lost vs. UTEP 37–41; lost at West Virginia 21–24; won vs. Utah State 20–13; won vs. BYU 26–9; won vs. Pacific 17–8; lost at No. 15 Toledo 14–24+19−31Won 28–9 at New Mexico State+19New Mexico StateLost 9–38 at No. 20 Arizona State-29No. 20 Arizona StateLost 6–37 at Iowa State-31Iowa StateLost 22–37 at No. 10 Air Force-15No. 10 Air ForceLost 6–16 vs. Wyoming-10WyomingLost 37–41 vs. UTEP-4UTEPLost 21–24 at West Virginia-3West VirginiaWon 20–13 vs. Utah State+7Utah StateWon 26–9 vs. BYU+17BYUWon 17–8 vs. Pacific+9PacificLost 14–24 at No. 15 Toledo-10No. 15 Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 24–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠3 6th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
206–⁠256
Coach
Jerry Wampfler
Elo
1446 −1 this season
SP+ rating
-2.0 No. 75 of 117; offense No. 66, defense No. 70
SRS
−3.9 No. 75 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Andy MacDonald
Defensive coordinator
Maury Bibent

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.