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1970 Stanford Indians football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1970
team	Stanford Indians
sport	football
conference	Pacific-8 Conference
short_conf	Pac-8
CoachRank	10
APRank	8
record	9–3
conf_record	6–1
head_coach	John Ralston
hc_year	8th
captain	Jim Plunkett
captain2	Jack Schultz
stadium	Stanford Stadium
champion	Pac-8 champion
Rose Bowl champion
bowl	[Rose Bowl](1971-rose-bowl)
bowl_result	W 27–17 vs. [Ohio State](1970-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team)

Rose Bowl champion The 1970 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.

The Indians were 8–3 in the regular season and won the Pac-8 title by two games; their only conference loss was at rival California in the Big Game on November 21. In the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on New Year's Day, they upset No. 2 Ohio State.

With eighteen passing and three rushing touchdowns added to his 2,715 passing yards on the year (which broke his own conference record), Rose Bowl MVP Jim Plunkett was awarded the Heisman Trophy. The 1970 college season had been the "Year of the Quarterback," and Plunkett beat out Notre Dame's Joe Theismann and Archie Manning of Ole Miss to win the award.

Plunkett was the first Latino to win the Heisman Trophy; he also captured the Maxwell Award for the nation's best quarterback and was named player of the year by United Press International, The Sporting News, and SPORT magazine. In addition, the American College Football Coaches Association designated him as their Offensive Player of the Year.

Plunkett was the first overall pick of the 1971 NFL draft, selected by the Boston Patriots; the team relocated to the new Schaefer Stadium in Foxborough before the 1971 season began and became the New England Patriots.

Schedule

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Roster

John Ralston
Mike White – Offensive line
Jack Christiansen – Offensive backfield
Edward Peasley – Linebacker
Bob Gambold – Defensive backs
Bill Moultrie – Assistant
Roger Theder – Wide receivers
Max McCartney – Defensive line

Awards and honors

Jim Plunkett: Heisman Trophy, Walter Camp Award, Maxwell Award

NFL draft

Five Stanford players were selected in the 1971 NFL draft.

Randy Vataha	Wide receiver	[17](1971-nfl-draft-round-seventeen)	418	[Los Angeles Rams](1971-los-angeles-rams-season)

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References

(November 22, 1970). "Bears upset Stanford as Penhall leads way". Eugene Register-Guard.
Turran, Kenneth. (January 2, 1971). "Stanford jars Buckeyes, 27-17". Milwaukee Sentinel.
Sons, Ray. (January 2, 1971). "Stanford upsets Ohio State in Rose Bowl, 27-17". Youngstown Vindicator.
(January 2, 1971). "Stanford shakes up Buckeyes". Pittsburgh Press.
(January 2, 1971). "Stanford upsets Buckeyes, 27-17". Eugene Register-Guard.
Jenkins, Dan. (January 11, 1971). "The one-day season".
(September 13, 1970). "Hogs Shanghaied by Stanford, 34–28". The Austin American-Statesman.
(September 20, 1970). "Plunkett betters mark". The Sacramento Union.
Cawood, Neil. (September 27, 1970). "Stanford explodes past Ducks, 33-10". Eugene Register-Guard.
(October 4, 1970). "Stanford upset by Purdue". The Muncie Star.
(October 11, 1970). "Plunkett's passes beat USC 24–14". The News Tribune.
(October 18, 1970). "Stanford raps WSU, Plunkett sets mark". The Bellingham Herald.
Chapin, Dwight. (October 25, 1970). "82,518 See UCLA Tripped By A Foot, 9–7". [[Los Angeles Times]].
(November 1, 1970). "Plunkett passes Tribe step closer to Roses". The Modesto Bee.
(November 8, 1970). "No Plunkett, no Rose Bowl says Ralston after victory". Santa Barbara News-Press.
(November 15, 1970). "Air Force upsets Stanford, 31-14". Eugene Register-Guard.
(November 22, 1970). "Cal spoils Stanford's Rosy aura 22–14". The Sacramento Bee.
(November 22, 1970). "Stanford finds it's faster, easier by air, 27–17". The Los Angeles Times.
. ["Schedule/Results (1970 Stanford)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/296744). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
(October 16, 1970). "WSU vs. Stanford: probable offensive starters". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
"Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy".
"1971 NFL Draft".

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