1970 St. Olaf Oles football team

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1970 St. Olaf Oles football
MWC champion
ConferenceMidwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18 (small college)
Record9–0 (8–0 MWC)
Head coach
MVPOle Gunderson
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 St. Olaf $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Monmouth (IL) 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Knox 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ripon 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Grinnell 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Cornell (IA) 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Coe 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Lawrence 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Carleton 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Beloit   –   0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Beloit was allowed to compete with freshmen. Games with Beloit were not counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1970 St. Olaf Oles football team was an American football team that represented St. Olaf College of Northfield, Minnesota as a member of the Midwest Conference (MWC) during the 1970 NAIA Division II football season. In their 12th season under head coach Tom Porter, the Oles compiled a perfect 9–0 record (8–0 against MWC teams), won the MWC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 312 to 132.[1]

Back Ole Gunderson was selected as the Oles' most valuable player. He led the Midwest Conference in 1970 with 86 points scored (14 touchdowns and a two-point conversion). He also led the conference in 1969 with 132 points scored.[2] He once rushed for 356 yards in a game, rushed for over 4,000 yards in three years at St. Olaf, was inducted into the St. Olaf Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998, and had his jersey (No. 25) retired by St. Olaf in 2002.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19LawrenceNorthfield, MNW 14–0[4]
September 26at Coe
W 26–10[5]
October 3Beloit*Northfield, MNW 55–13[6]
October 10Cornell (IA)Northfield, MNW 28–14[7]
October 17at RiponNo. 19Ripon, WIW 27–21[8]
October 24CarletonNorthfield, MNW 30–13[9]
October 31KnoxNo. 17Northfield, MNW 56–22[10]
November 7at GrinnellNo. 17Grinnell, IAW 35–7[11]
November 14at MonmouthNo. 13Monmouth, ILW 41–32[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "St. Olaf Tops Final Stats In Midwest". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. November 18, 1970. p. 4D. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Ole's Gunderson Leads Midwest". The Minneapolis Tribune. November 19, 1970. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ole Gunderson". Midwest Conference. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "St. Olaf Triumphs on Two Early TDs". The Minneapolis Tribune. September 20, 1970. p. 3S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tied 10-10 in 3rd, Coe Falls, 26-10". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. September 27, 1970. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "St. Olaf Rips Beloit, 55-13". Wisconsin State Journal. October 4, 1970. p. III-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jacobsons, St. Olaf Beat Cornell 28-14". The Minneapolis Tribune. October 11, 1970. p. 8S – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Ken Cotton (October 19, 1970). "Gunderson Runs Wild: St. Olaf Halts Ripon". The Oshkosh Northwestern. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Oles Roar Past Carleton 30-13". The Minneapolis Tribune. October 25, 1970. p. 12S – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gunderson Goes in St. Olaf Win". The Minneapolis Tribune. November 1, 1970. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Undefeated St Olaf Whips Grinnell 35-7". The Minneapolos Tribune. November 8, 1970. p. 3S – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Oles Win for Unbeaten Year". The Minneapolis Tribune. November 15, 1970. p. 10S – via Newspapers.com.
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