1970 Wayne State Tartars football team

The 1970 Wayne State Tartars football team represented Wayne State University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In its sixth season under head coach Vernon Gale, the team compiled a 6–2 record.^[1]

1970 Wayne Tartars football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	Vernon Gale (6th season)
Captain	Tom Bomberski, Tom Sheppard
Home stadium	Tartar Field
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Tampa			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 11 Delaware			–					9	–	2	–	0
Hawaii			–					9	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Eastern Michigan			–					7	–	2	–	1
Mankato State			–					7	–	2	–	1
Akron			–					7	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan			–					7	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					7	–	4	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					6	–	2	–	0
Arkansas AM&N			–					6	–	3	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					6	–	3	–	0
St. Norbert			–					6	–	3	–	0
Nevada			–					6	–	3	–	1
Portland State			–					6	–	4	–	0
UNLV			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	4	–	0
Cortland			–					5	–	4	–	0
Indiana (PA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					5	–	4	–	1
Lafayette			–					6	–	5	–	0
Colorado College			–					4	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					4	–	4	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	5	–	0
Indiana State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Samford			–					5	–	5	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	3	–	2
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Ashland			–					4	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Rose Poly			–					3	–	5	–	1
Northeastern			–					3	–	5	–	0
Indiana Central			–					3	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest			–					3	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Chicago			–					2	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga			–					3	–	8	–	0
Parsons			–					2	–	7	–	0
Eastern Illinois			–					2	–	8	–	0
Milwaukee			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

Although classed did not begin until October 1, the team began training camp on September 3.^[2] Before the season began, the university began a review of the football program and its future. Coach Gale hinted at the time that 1970 may be his last as head football coach at Wayne.^[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Gary Rossi with 914 passing yards, Terry Fuller with 451 receiving yards, George Crayton with 206 rushing yards,^[4] Rossi set a school record with 35 pass attempts against Hillsdale on November 21.^[5] Tom Bomberski and Tom Sheppard were the team captains.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Ferris State	Tartar Field Detroit	W 24–7		[7]
October 3	South Dakota State	Tartar Field Detroit	W 21–12	4,242	[8]
October 10	at Bradley	Peoria, IL	W 34–17	1,100	[9][10]
October 24	at Parsons	Fairfield, IA	L 8–10		[11][12]
October 31	at Illinois-Chicago Circle	Chicago	W 24–8		[13]
November 7	Kalamazoo	Tartar Field Detroit	W 33–10	2,841	[14]
November 14	at Central State (OH)	Tartar Field Detroit	W 12–6		[15][16]
November 21	Hillsdale	Tartar Field Detroit	L 0–39	2,677	[17][18]
Homecoming