1970 Indiana
1–9 (1–6 Big Ten), coached by John Pont. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Illinois 30–24Oct 17
By 6 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Colorado | L 9–16 | 43% |
| Sep 26 | at California | L 14–56 | 39% |
| Oct 3 | vs 14West Virginia | L 10–16 | 28% |
| Oct 10 | at Minnesota | L 0–23 | 30% |
| Oct 17 | at Illinois | W 30–24 | 52% |
| Oct 24 | vs Wisconsin | L 12–30 | 64% |
| Oct 31 | vs Michigan State | L 7–32 | 46% |
| Nov 7 | at Iowa | L 13–42 | 36% |
| Nov 14 | vs Northwestern | L 7–21 | 35% |
| Nov 21 | at Purdue | L 0–40 | 18% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 40–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 131st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 1–9
- Conference
- 1–6 tied for 9th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 102–300
- Coach
- John Pont
- Elo
- 1297 −179 this season
- SP+ rating
- -24.4 No. 114 of 117; offense No. 113, defense No. 107
- SRS
- −10.0 No. 90 of 123 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Tom Fleming and E.G. White
- Most valuable player
- Chris Morris
Drafted in 1971
The 1971 draft| Rd 5 | John Andrews TE | Baltimore Colts |
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Ed MaguireDEAP-2
From 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.