Season leaderboard
Top 25 College Football Games of 1970
Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 76/100
- Overtime
- 0
National ranking
The season's top 25
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1970Week 4
USC at Nebraska
USC 21, Nebraska 21
No. 5 USC vs. No. 6 Nebraska · 0-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 1970PostseasonNeutral site
LSU vs. Nebraska
LSU 12, Nebraska 17
No. 5 LSU vs. No. 3 Nebraska · 5-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
- 1970Week 13
LSU at Notre Dame
LSU 0, Notre Dame 3
No. 8 LSU vs. No. 6 Notre Dame · 3-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
- 1970PostseasonNeutral site
Texas vs. Notre Dame
Texas 11, Notre Dame 24
No. 1 Texas vs. No. 6 Notre Dame · 13-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 1970Week 13
Michigan at Ohio State
Michigan 9, Ohio State 20
No. 7 Michigan vs. No. 2 Ohio State · 11-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 1970Week 3
Stanford at Arkansas
Stanford 34, Arkansas 28
No. 3 Stanford vs. No. 12 Arkansas · 6-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
- 1970Week 12
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame
Georgia Tech 7, Notre Dame 10
No. 16 Georgia Tech vs. No. 4 Notre Dame · 3-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
- 1970PostseasonNeutral site
Ohio State vs. Stanford
Ohio State 17, Stanford 27
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 12 Stanford · 10-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1970Week 6
UCLA at Texas
UCLA 17, Texas 20
No. 19 UCLA vs. No. 2 Texas · 3-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1970Week 9
Stanford at UCLA
Stanford 9, UCLA 7
No. 6 Stanford vs. No. 16 UCLA · 2-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1970Week 7
USC at Stanford
USC 14, Stanford 24
No. 10 USC vs. No. 8 Stanford · 10-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 1970Week 9
LSU at Auburn
LSU 17, Auburn 9
No. 11 LSU vs. No. 10 Auburn · 8-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 1970Week 13
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 28
No. 20 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Nebraska · 7-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 1970Week 12
Ohio State at Purdue
Ohio State 10, Purdue 7
No. 2 Ohio State vs. Unranked Purdue · 3-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1970Week 14
Notre Dame at USC
Notre Dame 28, USC 38
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 16 USC · 10-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1970PostseasonNeutral site
Ole Miss vs. Auburn
Ole Miss 28, Auburn 35
No. 16 Ole Miss vs. No. 10 Auburn · 7-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
- 1970Week 11
Texas at Baylor
Texas 21, Baylor 14
No. 1 Texas vs. Unranked Baylor · 7-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1970Week 5
Kentucky at Ole Miss
Kentucky 17, Ole Miss 20
Unranked Kentucky vs. No. 5 Ole Miss · 3-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1970PostseasonNeutral site
Air Force vs. Tennessee
Air Force 13, Tennessee 34
No. 11 Air Force vs. No. 4 Tennessee · 21-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 1970Week 6
Texas A&M at Michigan
Texas A&M 10, Michigan 14
Unranked Texas A&M vs. No. 6 Michigan · 4-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 1970Week 11
Tennessee at South Carolina
Tennessee 20, South Carolina 18
No. 8 Tennessee vs. Unranked South Carolina · 2-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 1970Week 8
Notre Dame at Missouri
Notre Dame 24, Missouri 7
No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 17 Missouri · 17-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
- 1970Week 11
LSU at Alabama
LSU 14, Alabama 9
No. 7 LSU vs. Unranked Alabama · 5-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
- 1970PostseasonNeutral site
Alabama vs. Oklahoma
Alabama 24, Oklahoma 24
No. 19 Alabama vs. No. 20 Oklahoma · 0-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
- 1970PostseasonNeutral site
Texas Tech vs. Georgia Tech
Texas Tech 9, Georgia Tech 17
No. 19 Texas Tech vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech · 8-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.