1970 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

American college football season

1970 Valparaiso Crusaders football
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference
Record5–3–1 (1–3 ICC)
Head coach
  • Norm Amundsen (3rd season)
Home stadiumBrown Field
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Evansville $ 4 0 0 6 3 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 1 0 7 2 0
Butler 2 2 0 3 6 1
Valparaiso 1 3 0 5 3 1
DePauw 0 4 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1970 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented Valparaiso University as a member of the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Norm Amundsen, the Crusaders compiled and overall record of 5–3–1 with a conference mark of 1–4, placing fourth in the ICC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19Augustana (IL)*
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
W 30–14[1]
September 26Illinois Wesleyan*
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
W 29–7
October 3at Saint Joseph's (IN)Rensselaer, INL 19–38
October 10at EvansvilleEvansville, INL 6–23
October 17at Wabash*
  • Hollett Little Giant Stadium
  • Crawfordsville, IN
T 14–14
October 24Washington University*
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
W 30–3
October 31at DePauw
W 22–14
November 7Butler
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN (rivalry)
L 31–34
November 14Wheaton (IL)*
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
W 57–28
November 21at Wagner*T 14–14
  • *Non-conference game

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Roster

1970 Valparaiso Crusaders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 71 Randy Carson Jr
G 64 Dan Kirkpatrick Jr
OE 23 Tom Krenzke Jr
QB 12 Ken Lass Sr
G 68 James Maurer Jr
OT 75 Garry Puetz Jr
FB 32 Greg Radcliffe So
QB 21 Greg Schultz So
OT 74 Scott Seider So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 83 Tom Heinecke So
DT 55 Ray Justinic Sr
LB 37 James McDowell So
DG 52 Curits Peil So
DT 76 Gerald Resop Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Augustana Drops Opener". Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. September 20, 1970. p. 18. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "Valparaiso All-Time Results" (PDF).
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