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1970 Toledo

12–⁠0 (5–⁠0 Mid-American Conference), coached by Frank Lauterbur, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 1970, game by game: won vs. East Carolina 35–2; won at Buffalo 27–6; won vs. Marshall 52–3; won at Ohio 42–7; won vs. Bowling Green 20–0; won at Western Michigan 20–0; won at Kent State 34–17; won vs. Miami (OH) 14–13; won vs. Northern Illinois 45–7; won at Dayton 31–7; won vs. Colorado State 24–14; won vs. William & Mary 40–12+49Won 35–2 vs. East Carolina+33East CarolinaWon 27–6 at Buffalo+21BuffaloWon 52–3 vs. Marshall+49MarshallWon 42–7 at Ohio+35OhioWon 20–0 vs. Bowling Green+20Bowling GreenWon 20–0 at Western Michigan+20Western MichiganWon 34–17 at Kent State+17Kent StateWon 14–13 vs. Miami (OH)+1Miami (OH)Won 45–7 vs. Northern Illinois+38Northern Illino…Won 31–7 at Dayton+24DaytonWon 24–14 vs. Colorado State+10Colorado StateWon 40–12 vs. William & Mary+28William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsEast CarolinaW 35–⁠288%
Sep 19atBuffaloW 27–⁠666%
Sep 26vsMarshallW 52–⁠386%
Oct 3atOhioW 42–⁠761%
Oct 10vsBowling GreenW 20–⁠083%
Oct 17atWestern MichiganW 20–⁠071%
Oct 24atKent StateW 34–⁠1781%
Oct 31vsMiami (OH)W 14–⁠1370%
Nov 7vsNorthern IllinoisW 45–⁠796%
Nov 14atDaytonW 31–⁠775%
Nov 21vsColorado StateW 24–⁠1488%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsWilliam & MaryTangerine BowlW 40–⁠1291%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat William & Mary 40–⁠12 in the Tangerine Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 19
  2. Wk 9: 15
  3. Wk 10: 16
  4. Wk 11: 15
  5. Wk 12: 15
  6. Wk 13: 14
  7. Wk 14: 15
  8. Final: 12

Mid-American Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference

Record
12–⁠0
Conference
5–⁠0 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 12
Points
384–⁠88
Coach
Frank Lauterbur
Elo
1749 +131 this season
SP+ rating
21.9 No. 12 of 117; offense No. 23, defense No. 9
SRS
9.6 No. 39 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dave Hardy
Defensive coordinator
Dick Strahm
Captains
Tom Duncan and Tony Harris

Drafted in 1971

The 1971 draft
Rd 4Tony Harris RBSan Francisco 49ers

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.