1970 Sonoma State Cossacks football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1970 Sonoma State Cossacks football Far Western Conference FWC 4–4–1 0–0 Carl Peterson 1st Bailey Field none The 1970 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State College—now known as Sonoma State University—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. This was first year that the school competed in college football as the varsity level. Led by first-year head coach Carl Peterson, Sonoma State compiled an overall record 4–4–1. The Cossacks were ineligible for the FWC title and their games did not count in the conference standings. Pioneers Prepare for Jag invasion https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101599582/the-argus/ The Argus Fremont, California November 24, 1970 12 May 10, 2022 Newspapers.com The team was outscored by their opponents 210 to 157 for the season. As Sonoma State's campus did not then have a stadium suitable for spectators, home games were played at Bailey Field at Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa, California. Schedule September 19 l y y UC Riverside Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA 7–14 1,500 UOP Stops Burns, Edges 49ers, 9-6 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California September 20, 1970 D-13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9100487/uop_stops_burns_edges_49ers/ Newspapers.com February 22, 2017 September 26 l y 1970 Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's Bailey Field Santa Rosa, CA 7–13 October 3 w y 1970 Azusa Pacific Cougars Azusa Pacific Bailey Field Santa Rosa, CA 17–14 October 17 w y y UC Davis Toomey Field Davis, CA 24–11 4,900 Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/108/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 12, 2022 October 24 w y y 1970 Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls Oregon Tech Klamath Falls, OR 21–20 October 31 t y San Francisco State Bailey Field Santa Rosa, CA 20–20 1,000 November 7 l y y 1970 Cal Lutheran Kingsmen Cal Lutheran Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA 14–16 November 14 w y 1970 San Francisco Dons San Francisco Bailey Field Santa Rosa, CA 33–27 Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/628/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 10, 2022 November 21 l y y Chico State College Field Chico, CA 14–75 5,800 Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/95/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 19, 2022 http://www.sonomaseawolves.com/sports/2008/7/8/FB_70.aspx?id=575 Sonoma State Football - 1970 November 14, 2017 References Sonoma State Category:Sonoma State Cossacks football seasons Sonoma State Cossacks football