1970 Pacific

5–⁠6 (2–⁠3 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Homer Smith.

Schedule and results

Pacific in 1970, game by game: won at UTEP 24–18; won vs. Long Beach State 9–6; won at Idaho 17–10; lost at Fresno State 14–34; lost at No. 19 LSU 0–34; won vs. Santa Clara 47–23; lost vs. San José State 7–48; won at California–Santa Barbara 27–13; lost vs. No. 14 San Diego State 13–14; lost at Colorado State 8–17; lost at Hawai’i 0–14+24−41Won 24–18 at UTEP+6UTEPWon 9–6 vs. Long Beach State+3Long Beach StateWon 17–10 at Idaho+7IdahoLost 14–34 at Fresno State-20Fresno StateLost 0–34 at No. 19 LSU-34No. 19 LSUWon 47–23 vs. Santa Clara+24Santa ClaraLost 7–48 vs. San José State-41San José StateWon 27–13 at California–Santa Barbara+14California–Sant…Lost 13–14 vs. No. 14 San Diego State-1No. 14 San Diego StateLost 8–17 at Colorado State-9Colorado StateLost 0–14 at Hawai’i-14Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 4th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
166–⁠231
Coach
Homer Smith
Elo
1361 −135 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.8 No. 82 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1970 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego State5–⁠19–⁠2
Long Beach State5–⁠19–⁠2–⁠1
Fresno State4–⁠28–⁠4
Pacific2–⁠35–⁠6
San José State2–⁠32–⁠9
California–Santa Barbara1–⁠52–⁠9
Cal State Los Angeles0–⁠41–⁠9

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