1970 Fort Scott Greyhounds football team
| 1970 Fort Scott Greyhounds football | |
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Junior college national champion | |
Shrine Bowl, W 41–20 vs. Mesa (AZ) | |
| Conference | Kansas Jayhawk Junior College Conference |
| Record | 11–0 (8–0 KJJCC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fort Scott $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hutchinson | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Garden City | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pratt | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cowley County | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler County | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independence | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highland (KS) | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coffeyville | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dodge City * | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 Fort Scott Greyhounds football team was an American football team that represented Fort Scott Community College as a member of the Kansas Jayhawk Junior College Conference (KJJCC) during the 1970 junior college football season. In their second and final year under head coach Dick Foster, the Greyhounds compiled a perfect 11–0 record, won the KJJCC championship, defeated the Mesa Hokams of Mesa, Arizona, in the Shrine Bowl, and were selected as the junior college national champion in the final JC Gridwire poll of 1970.
Fort Scott led all junior colleges in total offense and ranked second in total defense. The program took national individual honors with Dick Foster being named junior college coach of the year, Tommy Reamon back of the year, and Mitch Sutton lineman of the year. Reason also led the country in total offense, scoring, and rushing.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 11 | at Cowley County | Arkansas City, KS | W 25–9 | ||||
| September 19 | Butler County | Fort Scott, KS | W 50–0 | ||||
| September 26 | at Independence | Independence, KS | W 64–0 | ||||
| October 3 | Hutchinson | Fort Scott, KS | W 31–7 | ||||
| October 10 | at Pratt | Pratt, KS | W 23–0 | ||||
| October 17 | Dodge City* | Fort Scott, KS | W 54–0 | ||||
| October 31 | Highland (KS) | Fort Scott, KS | W 61–0 | ||||
| November 6 | Central Missouri State freshmen* | W 59–13 | [2] | ||||
| November 14 | at Garden City | Garden City, KS | W 14–12 | [3] | |||
| November 26 | vs. Mesa (AZ)* | Savannah, GA (Shrine Bowl) | W 41–20 | [4] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Fort Scott Coach, 2 Players Gain National Juco Grid Honors". The Wichita Eagle. December 17, 1970. p. 2E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fort Scott Rips Missourians 59-13". The Wichita Eagle. November 6, 1979. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "73-Yard Screen Pass Hands Hounds Win". Garden City Telegram. November 16, 1970. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dick Smith (November 27, 1970). "Kansans bump HoKams, 41-20: Fort Scott breezes in Shrine Bowl". Arizona Republic. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.