1970 Illinois
3–7 (1–6 Big Ten), coached by James Valek. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Syracuse 27–0Oct 3
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Oregon | W 20–16 | 34% |
| Sep 26 | vs Tulane | L 9–23 | 43% |
| Oct 3 | vs Syracuse | W 27–0 | 38% |
| Oct 10 | at Northwestern | L 0–48 | 42% |
| Oct 17 | vs Indiana | L 24–30 | 48% |
| Oct 24 | vs 1Ohio State | L 29–48 | 13% |
| Oct 31 | at Purdue | W 23–21 | 14% |
| Nov 7 | at 5Michigan | L 0–42 | 7% |
| Nov 14 | vs Wisconsin | L 17–29 | 48% |
| Nov 21 | at Iowa | L 16–22 | 27% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Iowa 22–16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 133rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 1–6 tied for 9th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 165–279
- Coach
- James Valek
- Elo
- 1289 −31 this season
- SP+ rating
- -8.5 No. 86 of 117; offense No. 71, defense No. 98
- SRS
- 0.7 No. 60 of 123 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Captains
- Kirk McMillin and Doug Dieken
- Most valuable player
- Doug Dieken
Drafted in 1971
The 1971 draft| Rd 6 | Doug Dieken OT | Cleveland Browns |
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
Doug DiekenFrom Wikipedia’s 1970 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1970 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 7–0 | 9–1 | 5 |
| Michigan | 6–1 | 9–1 | 9 |
| Northwestern | 6–1 | 6–4 | |
| Iowa | 3–3–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–4 | 4–5–1 | |
 Michigan State | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
 Minnesota | 2–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Purdue | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
 Illinois | 1–6 | 3–7 | |
| Indiana | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.