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1970 Kent State

3–⁠7 (1–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dave Puddington.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 1970, game by game: lost vs. Ohio 14–24; won vs. Buffalo 27–21; lost at Pittsburgh 6–27; won vs. Western Michigan 25–22; lost at Bowling Green 0–44; lost vs. No. 19 Toledo 17–34; lost at Louisville 13–14; lost at Marshall 17–20; lost at Miami (OH) 8–10; won vs. Xavier 34–6+28−44Lost 14–24 vs. Ohio-10OhioWon 27–21 vs. Buffalo+6BuffaloLost 6–27 at Pittsburgh-21PittsburghWon 25–22 vs. Western Michigan+3Western MichiganLost 0–44 at Bowling Green-44Bowling GreenLost 17–34 vs. No. 19 Toledo-17No. 19 ToledoLost 13–14 at Louisville-1LouisvilleLost 17–20 at Marshall-3MarshallLost 8–10 at Miami (OH)-2Miami (OH)Won 34–6 vs. Xavier+28Xavier
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsOhioL 14–⁠2444%
Sep 26vsBuffaloW 27–⁠2156%
Oct 3atPittsburghL 6–⁠2744%
Oct 10vsWestern MichiganW 25–⁠2246%
Oct 17atBowling GreenL 0–⁠4440%
Oct 24vs19ToledoL 17–⁠3419%
Oct 31atLouisvilleL 13–⁠1435%
Nov 7atMarshallL 17–⁠2049%
Nov 14atMiami (OH)L 8–⁠1014%
Nov 21vsXavierW 34–⁠677%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Xavier 34–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠4 tied for 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
161–⁠222
Coach
Dave Puddington
Elo
1386 −62 this season
SP+ rating
-9.6 No. 91 of 117; offense No. 98, defense No. 77
SRS
−15.7 No. 103 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1970 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo5–⁠012–⁠012
Miami (OH)3–⁠27–⁠3
Ohio3–⁠24–⁠5
Western Michigan2–⁠37–⁠3
Kent State1–⁠43–⁠7
Bowling Green1–⁠42–⁠6–⁠1

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