1970 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

1970 Valparaiso Crusaders football
Conference	Indiana Collegiate Conference
Record	5–3–1 (1–3 ICC)
Head coach	Norm Amundsen (3rd season)
Home stadium	Brown Field

1970 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Evansville $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN)	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Butler	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Valparaiso	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
DePauw	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1970 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented Valparaiso University as a member of the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Norm Amundsen, the Crusaders compiled and overall record of 5–3–1 with a conference mark of 1–4, placing fourth in the ICC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 19	Augustana (IL)*	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	W 30–14
September 26	Illinois Wesleyan*	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	W 29–7
October 3	at Saint Joseph's (IN)	Rensselaer, IN	L 19–38
October 10	at Evansville	Evansville, IN	L 6–23
October 17	at Wabash*	Hollett Little Giant Stadium Crawfordsville, IN	T 14–14
October 24	Washington University*	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	W 30–3
October 31	at DePauw	Blackstock Stadium Greencastle, IN	W 22–14
November 7	Butler	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN (rivalry)	L 31–34
November 14	Wheaton (IL)*	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	W 57–28
November 21	at Wagner*	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	T 14–14
*Non-conference game

Roster

1970 Valparaiso Crusaders football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 71 Randy Carson Jr G 64 Dan Kirkpatrick Jr OE 23 Tom Krenzke Jr QB 12 Ken Lass Sr G 68 James Maurer Jr OT 75 Garry Puetz Jr FB 32 Greg Radcliffe So QB 21 Greg Schultz So OT 74 Scott Seider So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 83 Tom Heinecke So DT 55 Ray Justinic Sr LB 37 James McDowell So DG 52 Curits Peil So DT 76 Gerald Resop Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Norm Amundsen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt