1970 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
The 1970 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian College (now known as Abilene Christian University) in the Southland Conference during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In their third year under head coach Wally Bullington, the team compiled a 9–2 record.
| 1970 Abilene Christian Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 9–2 (3–1 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Shotwell Stadium |
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| No. 1 Arkansas State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Abilene Christian | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar Tech | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | Howard Payne* | L 27–35 | [1] | |||
| September 19 | East Texas State* |
| W 41–21 | [2] | ||
| September 26 | at Angelo State* | W 17–13 | [3] | |||
| October 3 | at No. 14 Northern Colorado* |
| W 38–7 | [4] | ||
| October 10 | Eastern New Mexico* | No. 20 |
| W 61–7 | [5] | |
| October 17 | at Lamar Tech | No. 11 | W 42–27 | 8,959 | [6] | |
| October 24 | No. 1 Arkansas State | No. 12 |
| L 23–28 | 10,000 | [7] |
| October 31 | at Drake* | No. 16 | W 33–13 | [8] | ||
| November 7 | Texas–Arlington | No. 16 |
| W 21–7 | 8,000 | [9] |
| November 14 | at Trinity (TX) | No. 9 | W 20–15 | 2,004 | [10] | |
| November 30 | vs. McMurry* | No. 15 |
| W 43–26 | [11] | |
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References
- "ACC falls". Del Rio News Herald. September 13, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Abilene defeats East Texas team". The Odessa American. September 20, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "ASU Rams pull closer but Wildcats prevail". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 27, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Abilene Christian dumps Bears". Greeley Tribune. October 5, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Abilene mashes ENMU by 61–7". Albuquerque Journal. October 11, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lindsey led Wildcats throttle Cards, 42–27". The Orange Leader. October 18, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "A-State rallies". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lindsey rips Drake". The Des Moines Register. November 1, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wildcats win; Lose passing whiz Lindsey". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 8, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Trinity loses to ACC, 20–15". San Antonio Express and News. November 15, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "ACC's Harr gets 5 TDs in victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 1, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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