1970 Sonoma State Cossacks football team

1970 Sonoma State Cossacks football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–4–1 (0–0 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBailey Field
Seasons
1971 →
1970 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chico State + 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Cal State Hayward + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
UC Davis 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Humboldt State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
San Francisco State 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 9 – 1
Sonoma State * 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Sacramento State * 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – ineligible for conference championship

The 1970 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State College—now known as Sonoma State University—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. This was first year that the school competed in college football as the varsity level. Led by first-year head coach Carl Peterson, Sonoma State compiled an overall record 4–4–1. The Cossacks were ineligible for the FWC title and their games did not count in the conference standings.[1] The team was outscored by their opponents 210 to 157 for the season.

As Sonoma State's campus did not then have a stadium suitable for spectators, home games were played at Bailey Field at Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at UC Riverside*
L 7–141,500[2]
September 26Saint Mary's*
L 7–13
October 3Azusa Pacific*
  • Bailey Field
  • Santa Rosa, CA
W 17–14
October 17at UC Davis*
W 24–114,900[3]
October 24at Oregon Tech*Klamath Falls, ORW 21–20
October 31San Francisco State*
  • Bailey Field
  • Santa Rosa, CA
T 20–201,000
November 7at Cal Lutheran*
L 14–16
November 14San Francisco*
  • Bailey Field
  • Santa Rosa, CA
W 33–27[4]
November 21at Chico State*
L 14–755,800[5]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Pioneers Prepare for Jag invasion". The Argus. Fremont, California. November 24, 1970. p. 12. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "UOP Stops Burns, Edges 49ers, 9-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 20, 1970. p. D-13. Retrieved February 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Sonoma State Football - 1970". Retrieved November 14, 2017.