1970 Louisville
8–3–1 (4–0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Lee Corso. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cincinnati 28–14Nov 14
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Florida State | L 7–9 | 25% |
| Sep 19 | at Southern Illinois | L 28–31 | 82% |
| Sep 26 | vs North Texas | W 13–2 | 44% |
| Oct 3 | at Dayton | L 11–28 | 42% |
| Oct 10 | vs Tulsa | W 14–8 | 56% |
| Oct 17 | at Marshall | W 16–14 | 49% |
| Oct 31 | vs Kent State | W 14–13 | 65% |
| Nov 7 | vs Memphis | W 40–27 | 37% |
| Nov 14 | at Cincinnati | W 28–14 | 36% |
| Nov 21 | vs Drake | W 23–14 | 67% |
| Nov 28 | atWichita State | W 34–24 | 80% |
| Dec 19Bowls & playoff | vsLong Beach StatePasadena Bowl | T 24–24 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Long Beach State 24–24 in the Pasadena Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.
In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1970.
Missouri Valley Conference champions4–0 in the conference
Led the nationLarry Hart: yards per catch (24.1)
- Record
- 8–3–1
- Conference
- 4–0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 252–208
- Coach
- Lee Corso
- Elo
- 1542 +99 this season
- SP+ rating
- 5.6 No. 49 of 117; offense No. 68, defense No. 26
- SRS
- −3.2 No. 73 of 123 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1970 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Louisville | 4–0 | 8–3–1 | |
| Tulsa | 3–1 | 6–4 | |
| Memphis | 2–2 | 6–4 | |
| North Texas | 1–3 | 3–8 | |
| Wichita State | 0–4 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.