1970 East Texas State Lions football team
| 1970 East Texas State Lions football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (4–5 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1/7 Texas A&I $^ | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. NR / T–20 Sam Houston State | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sul Ross | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angelo State | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Payne | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McMurry | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University in the 1970 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Ernest Hawkins, who was in his seventh season at East Texas State. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Lions finished 5–6 overall and 4–5 in conference play.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | McNeese State* | W 57–26 | 6,500 | [1] | |
| September 19 | at Abilene Christian* | L 21–41 | [2] | ||
| September 26 | at Sam Houston State |
| L 0–23 | [3] | |
| October 3 | Howard Payne |
| L 21–28 | ||
| October 10 | No. 6 Texas A&I |
| L 28–43 | ||
| October 17 | at McMurry |
| L 3–10 | ||
| October 24 | at Stephen F. Austin |
| W 34–25 | ||
| October 31 | Southwest Texas State |
| W 22–19 | [4] | |
| November 7 | at Sul Ross |
| W 29–24 | ||
| November 14 | Angelo State |
| L 35–8 | ||
| November 21 | at Tarleton State |
| W 41–0 | ||
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Postseason awards[edit]
All-Americans[edit]
- Dub Lewis, First Team, Offensive Line
- Dwight White, Honorable Mention, Defensive Line
LSC First Team[edit]
- Dub Lewis, Offensive Line
- Dwight White, Defensive Line
LSC Second Team[edit]
- George Daskalakes, Receiver
- Morris Minatee, Offensive Line
LSC Honorable Mention[edit]
- Bill Allison, Fullback
- Lowry Briley, Defensive Back
- Jim Dietz, Quarterback
- Terry Smith, Tight End
- Doug Walker, Linebacker
- Curtis Wester, Offensive Line [6]
References[edit]
- ^ "ET bombards McNeese, 57–26". The Paris News. September 13, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Abilene defeats East Texas team". The Odessa American. September 20, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bearkats blank Lions by 23–0". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 27, 1970. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas halters Southwest". The El Past Times. November 1, 1970. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "A&M-Commerce Football Award History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
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