1970 Florence State Lions football team
1970 Florence State Lions football | |
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Conference | Mid-South Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–5 (1–4 MSAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Braly Municipal Stadium |
Seasons ← 1969 1971 → |
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No. 2 Jacksonville State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee–Martin | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delta State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florence State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Livingston | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 Florence State Lions football team represented Florence State University—now known as the University of North Alabama—as a member of the Mid-South Athletic Conference (MSAC) during the 1970 NAIA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Durell Mock, the Lions compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the MSAC. Florence State played home game at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | 7:30 p.m. | at Northwestern State* |
| L 21–42 | [1][2] | |
September 19 | 7:30 p.m. | State College of Arkansas* |
| W 28–17 | [3] | |
September 26 | 7:30 p.m. | at Delta State | L 13–26 | [4][5] | ||
October 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at Livingston |
| W 21–14 | [6] | |
October 10 | at Arkansas Tech* |
| W 28–26 | [7][8] | ||
October 17 | Henderson State* |
| W 30–20 | [9] | ||
October 24 | 7:30 p.m. | Troy State |
| L 23–28 | [10] | |
October 31 | 2:00 p.m. | Samford*![]() |
| W 24–10 | ||
November 14 | 1:30 p.m. | Tennessee–Martin |
| L 7–35 | [11] | |
November 21 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Jacksonville State | L 28–55 | 13,000 | [12] | |
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Offseason
After the 1969 season, head coach Hal Self resigned from the position to take over the school's athletic director position full-time. Self had served as both head coach and athletic director in 1969 after the resignation of H.A. Flowers. Durell Mock, who had played under Self at Florence State from 1949 to 1952, was selected to become the second-ever head coach of the Lions.[13]
In the summer before the 1970 season, Florence State would leave the Alabama Collegiate Conference with Jacksonville State, Troy State, and Livingston to become charter members of the new Mid-South Athletic Conference.[15] This football-only conference would become the Gulf South Conference.[16]
Personnel
Roster
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Quarterbacks
Halfbacks
Fullbacks
Flanker backs
Split ends
Tight ends
| Defensive ends
Centers
Offensive guards
Defensive guards
| Offensive tackles
Defensive tackles
Linebackers
Defensive halfbacks
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Coaching staff
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Head coach Assistant coaches
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Statistics
Team
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Individual leaders
Offense
Passing statistics | |||||||||||
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NAME | POS | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | TD | INT | ||||
Randy Elmore | QB | 91 | 205 | 1318 | 44.3 | 8 | 21 | ||||
David Elmore | QB | 4 | 6 | 19 | 66.6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Allen Elkins | QB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
TOTALS | 95 | 212 | 1337 | 44.8% | 8 | 21 |
Rushing statistics | ||||||||
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NAME | POS | ATT | GAIN | AVG | TD | |||
Carl McCulley | FB | 140 | 591 yrds | 4.2 | 7 TDs | |||
Leonard Thomas | HB | 87 | 499 yrds | 5.7 | 6 TDs | |||
Randy Elmore | QB | 128 | 438 yrds | 3.4 | 6 TDs | |||
Bobby Joe Pride | FL | 38 | 177 yrds | 4.6 | 3 TDs | |||
Larry Brom | FB | 23 | 70 yrds | 3.4 | 1 TD | |||
Mike Wilburn | HB | 13 | 38 yrds | 2.9 | 0 TDs | |||
Allen Elkins | QB | 1 | 1 yrd | 1.0 | 0 TDs | |||
David Elmore | QB | 2 | 7 yrds | 3.5 | 0 TDs | |||
TOTALS | 432 | 1821 yrds | 4.2 | 23 TDs |
Receiving statistics | ||||||||
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NAME | POS | CTH | YDS | TD | ||||
Danny Kimble | FL | 25 | 470 yrds | 3 TDs | ||||
Leonard Thomas | HB | 23 | 267 yrds | 4 TDs | ||||
Bobby Joe Pride | FL | 16 | 254 yrds | 0 TDs | ||||
Jim Trimble | FL | 9 | 102 yrds | 1 TD | ||||
Jody Gamble | SE | 7 | 84 yrds | 0 TDs | ||||
Dale Hancock | TE | 5 | 62 yrds | 0 TDs | ||||
Carl McCulley | FB | 4 | 60 yrds | 0 TDs | ||||
Mike Wilburn | HB | 1 | 19 yrds | 0 TDs | ||||
Larry Brom | FB | 4 | 11 yrds | 0 TDs | ||||
Jimmy Isbell | TE | 1 | 8 yrds | 0 TDs | ||||
TOTALS | 95 | 1337 yrds | 8 TDs |
Defense
Defense statistics | ||
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NAME | POS | INT |
Palmer Byrd | DHB | 6 |
Ronnie Williamson | DHB | 5 |
William McCormack | LB | 3 |
Ganum Smith | DHB | 2 |
Leroy Baker | LB | 2 |
Tommy Warhurst | DE | 1 |
Others | 2 | |
TOTAL | 21 |
Special teams
Punting statistics | ||||||||||||
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NAME | POS | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | ||||||||
Jody Gamble | SE | 51 | 2045 yrds | 40.0 | ||||||||
TOTALS | 51 | 2045 yrds | 40.0 |
Kick return statistics | |||||
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NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD |
Bobby Joe Pride | FL | 18 | 623 | 34.5 | 1 |
Leonard Thomas | HB | 11 | 214 | 19.4 | 0 |
Jimmy Isbell | TE | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 |
Larry Brom | FB | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 |
Ganum Smith | DHB | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 |
Allen Elkins | QB | 2 | 22 | 10.4 | 0 |
Bobby Burcham | SE | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 |
Ronnie Williamson | DHB | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
Danny Kimble | FL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
TOTALS | 42 | 988 yrds | 23.5 | 1 TD |
Punt return statistics | |||||
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NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD |
Leonard Thomas | HB | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 0 |
Bobby Joe Pride | FL | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 |
TOTALS | 11 | 157 yrds | 14.3 | 0 TD's |
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References
- ^ "Demon Football History vs North Alabama". nsudemons.com. Northwestern State Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ Patterson, Greg (September 13, 1970). "Lions Lose To Northwestern". Times Daily. Florence. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Kelley, Pete (September 20, 1970). "Florence State Wins 28-17". Times Daily. Florence. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "1970 Football Schedule". gostatesmen.com. Delta State University Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ Harris, Jack (September 29, 1970). "Mistakes Kill Lion Chances". Times Daily. Florence. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Livingston Loses, 21-14". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa News. October 4, 1970. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "1970 Football Schedule". arkansastechsports.com. Arkansas Tech University Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ Bannecke, Craig (October 11, 1970). "Lions Squeeze By Ark. Tech 28-26". Times Daily. Florence. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Thomas, Ronnie (October 18, 1970). "Lions Come Alive In Last Half To Down Reddies". Times Daily. Florence. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Kelley, Pete (October 25, 1970). "Troy Edges Battling Lions 28-23". Times Daily. Florence. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Harris, Jack (October 25, 1970). "UTM Spanks Florence St. 35-7". Times Daily. Florence. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Thomas, Ronnie (October 25, 1970). "Jacksonville Mauls Florence State 55-28". Times Daily. Florence. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ a b c d Burleson, Al (1970). "1970 Football Guide" (PDF). RoarLions.com. North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ a b c Thomas, Ronnie (1971). "1971 Football Guide" (PDF). RoarLions.com. North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ "Conference Now Reality". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa. August 8, 1970. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Google News Achieve.
- ^ "Gulf South Conference History". gscsports.org. Gulf South Conference. September 1, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
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