1970 Whitewater State Warhawks football team

The 1970 Whitewater State Warhawks football team represented Wisconsin State University—Whitewater—now known as the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater—as a member of the Wisconsin State University Conference (WSUC) during the 1970 NAIA football season. In their fifteenth year under coach Forrest Perkins, the Warhawks compiled an overall record of 6–4, and a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the WSUC.

1970 Whitewater State Warhawks football
ConferenceWisconsin State University Conference
Record6–4 (5–3 WSUC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWarhawks Stadium
1970 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Platteville State $^ 8 –0 –010 –1 –0
Eau Claire State 5 –3 –06 –4 –0
Whitewater State 5 –3 –06 –4 –0
Oshkosh State 5 –3 –05 –5 –0
Superior State 5 –3 –05 –5 –0
La Crosse State 4 –3 –15 –4 –1
Stout State 2 –6 –03 –7 –0
Stevens Point State 1 –6 –11 –8 –1
River Falls State 0 –8 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1970 season was the team's first in Warhawks Stadium, which was later renamed Perkins Stadium in honor of Coach Perkins. The stadium was dedicated with a Neil Diamond concert on September 11, the night before Whitewater State's first home game.[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Trinity (TX)*
L 10–356,500[2]
September 19Stevens Point State
  • Warhawks Stadium
  • Whitewater, WI
W 27–3[3]
September 26at Stout StateMenomonie, WIW 28–7[4]
October 3at Platteville StatePlatteville, WIL 0–27[5]
October 10Superior State
  • Warhawks Stadium
  • Whitewater, WI
W 35–0[6]
October 17at St. Norbert*De Pere, WIW 23–20[7][8]
October 24at Eau Claire StateEau Claire, WIL 0–10[9][10]
October 31River Falls Statedagger
  • Warhawks Stadium
  • Whitewater, WI
W 58–27,111[11]
November 7La Crosse State
  • Warhawks Stadium
  • Whitewater, WI
L 7–15[12]
November 14at Oshkosh StateOshkosh, WIW 19–17[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[14][15]

References
  1. "To Dedicate Stadium In Whitewater". The Capital Times. September 11, 1970. p. 25. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Whitewater State Drops Season Opener To Trinity". The La Crosse Tribune. September 13, 1970 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. Kleiber, Tom (September 21, 1970). "Cards Nip Royals, 7-6; Pointers Bow, 27-3". Stevens Point Journal – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. "Stout Dealth 28-7 Setback". Leader-Telegram. September 28, 1970 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "Platteville, Charnish Stop Whitewater 27-0". The La Crosse Tribune. October 4, 1970 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. Bauman, Mike (October 11, 1970). "Coach Was Right—Warhawks Are Good". Wisconsin State Journal – via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. "Platteville's Defense Has It Alone Atop USUC Standing". Marshfield News-Herald. Associated Press. October 19, 1970 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. "Gorecki's Relief Job Wins, 23-20". Wisconsin State Journal. Associated Press. October 18, 1970. p. 2:3. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wisconsin Pair Crushes Illinois Gridiron Teams". Manitowoc Herald-Times. October 26, 1970 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  10. Buckli, Ron (October 26, 1970). "Blugolds Deal Whitewater 10-0 Loss in Mud". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. p. B1. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Whitewater Wins, 58-2 in Homecoming Rout". Wisconsin State Journal. November 1, 1970 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  12. "LCU Outcharges Warhawks 15-7". The La Crosse Tribune. November 8, 1970 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  13. "Time Runs Out On Last Ditch Oshkosh Drive". The Oshkosh Northwestern. November 16, 1970 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  14. "All Time scores" (PDF). UWW Sports.com.
  15. "Football year by year" (PDF). WIAC Sports.com.


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