1970 college football season
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1970 college football season was marked by tragedy, due to two airplane crashes. On October 2, one of the planes carrying the Wichita State football team crashed on the way to a game against Utah State, killing 31 people on board, including 14 players. Then, on November 14, the charter for the Marshall Thundering Herd crashed on the way home from a game against East Carolina, killing all 75 persons. At season`s end, the Nebraska Cornhuskers won the AP national championship after Texas and Ohio State both lost in the postseason on New Year`s Day.
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