1970 Fresno State

8–⁠4 (4–⁠2 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Darryl Rogers.

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 1970, game by game: won vs. Hayward State 28–12; won at California–Santa Barbara 25–10; lost vs. Montana State 12–26; won vs. Pacific 34–14; won at Cal State Northridge 21–7; won vs. Cal Poly 23–17; won vs. Cal State Los Angeles 51–6; lost at No. 14 San Diego State 14–56; lost vs. Long Beach State 14–50; won at Northern Arizona 40–7; won at San José State 27–19; lost at Hawai’i 0–49+45−49Won 28–12 vs. Hayward State+16Hayward StateWon 25–10 at California–Santa Barbara+15California–Sant…Lost 12–26 vs. Montana State-14Montana StateWon 34–14 vs. Pacific+20PacificWon 21–7 at Cal State Northridge+14Cal State North…Won 23–17 vs. Cal Poly+6Cal PolyWon 51–6 vs. Cal State Los Angeles+45Cal State Los A…Lost 14–56 at No. 14 San Diego State-42No. 14 San Diego StateLost 14–50 vs. Long Beach State-36Long Beach StateWon 40–7 at Northern Arizona+33Northern ArizonaWon 27–19 at San José State+8San José StateLost 0–49 at Hawai’i-49Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 49–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 3rd in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
289–⁠273
Coach
Darryl Rogers
Elo
1338 +6 this season
SP+ rating
-1.6 No. 73 of 117; offense No. 33, defense No. 105
SRS
−5.7 No. 80 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bob Padilla

1970 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego State5–⁠19–⁠2
Long Beach State5–⁠19–⁠2–⁠1
Fresno State4–⁠28–⁠4
Pacific2–⁠35–⁠6
San José State2–⁠32–⁠9
California–Santa Barbara1–⁠52–⁠9
Cal State Los Angeles0–⁠41–⁠9

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