1970 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1970 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College[note 1] during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1970. They played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

1970 Chico State Wildcats football
FWC co-champion
Conference	Far Western Conference
1970 record	8–3 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach	Pete Riehlman (3rd season)
Home stadium	College Field

1970 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chico State +	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward +	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
UC Davis	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Humboldt State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Sacramento State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
San Francisco State	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from College Division poll

The 1970 Wildcats were led by third-year head coach Pete Riehlman. Chico State finished the season as co-champion of the FWC, with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 4–1 FWC). The Wildcats outscored their opponents 334–189 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	at Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, Idaho	L 14–49	14,028[1]
September 19	Oregon Tech*	College Field Chico, California	W 49–14
September 26	at Southern Oregon[note 2]*	Fuller Field Ashland, Oregon	W 12–6
October 3	US International[note 3]*	College Field Chico, California	L 0–3
October 10	at San Francisco*	Kezar Stadium San Francisco	W 24–15
October 17	Cal State Hayward[note 4]	College Field Chico, California	L 22–43
October 24	at Sacramento State[note 5]	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	W 28–21
October 31	at Humboldt State[note 6]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, California	W 34–0
November 7	UC Davis[note 7]	College Field Chico, California	W 21–14
November 14	at San Francisco State[note 8]	Cox Stadium San Francisco, California	W 55–10
November 21	Sonoma State[note 9]	College Field Chico, California	W 75–14
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1971 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Notes

1. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
2. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College from 1956 to 1974.
3. Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology.
4. California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
5. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
6. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1972.
7. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
8. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
9. Sonoma State University was known as Sonoma State College from 1960 to 1977.

References

1. "2015 Boise State Football Media Guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
2. "1970 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
3. "1971 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
4. "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
5. "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.