1970 Stanford Indians
Head Coach: John Ralston (8th season)
Stadium: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA
Record: 9-3 (6-1 Pac-8)
Previous: 1969
Next: 1971
Schedule/Results[]
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/12 | Arkansas (1) | W | 34-28 | 1-0 |
| 9/19 | San Jose State | W | 34-3 | 2-0 |
| 9/26 | @ Oregon | W | 33-10 | 3-0 (1-0) |
| 10/3 | Purdue | L | 14-26 | 3-1 (1-0) |
| 10/10 | USC | W | 24-14 | 4-1 (2-0) |
| 10/17 | @ Washington State | W | 63-16 | 5-1 (3-0) |
| 10/24 | @ UCLA | W | 9-7 | 6-1 (4-0) |
| 10/31 | Oregon State | W | 48-10 | 7-1 (5-0) |
| 11/7 | Washington | W | 29-22 | 8-1 (6-0) |
| 11/14 | @ Air Force | L | 14-31 | 8-2 (6-0) |
| 11/21 | @ California | L | 14-22 | 8-3 (6-1) |
| 1971 Rose Bowl (@ Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA) | ||||
| 1/1 (Fri) | Ohio State | W | 27-17 | 9-3 (6-1) |
- (1) - @ War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, AR
Notes[]
The Indians won the Pacific-8 Championship, and played in the Rose Bowl for the first time since 1952. In the game, they upset the previously unbeaten, untied and #2 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, 27-17, for their first victory in the Rose Bowl since 1941. Quarterback Jim Plunkett became Stanford's first Heisman Trophy recipient.