1970 North Texas
3–8 (1–3 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Rod Rust. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Drake 37–13Oct 3
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at BYU | L 7–10 | 51% |
| Sep 19 | vs San Diego State | L 0–23 | 55% |
| Sep 26 | at Louisville | L 2–13 | 56% |
| Oct 3 | vs Drake | W 37–13 | 58% |
| Oct 10 | atTampa | L 7–18 | 64% |
| Oct 17 | atWest Texas | W 11–10 | 37% |
| Oct 24 | vs Memphis | L 7–28 | 49% |
| Oct 31 | vs New Mexico State | L 31–32 | 70% |
| Nov 7 | vs Cincinnati | L 10–30 | 49% |
| Nov 21 | atWichita State | W 41–24 | 64% |
| Dec 5 | at Tulsa | L 20–26 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 26–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 105 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.
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 1–3 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 173–227
- Coach
- Rod Rust
- Elo
- 1415 −143 this season
- SP+ rating
- -12.0 No. 97 of 117; offense No. 111, defense No. 74
- SRS
- −13.2 No. 97 of 123 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1971
The 1971 draft| Rd 1 | Leonard Dunlap DB | Baltimore Colts |
| Rd 3 | Willie Parker C | San Francisco 49ers |
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.