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1970 Kansas City Chiefs: 7-5-2
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Home record: 4-1-2 (128 points scored, 83 allowed) Road record: 3-4-0 (144 points scored, 161 allowed) Head Coach: Hank Stram

272 points scored (15th of 26 teams), 244 points allowed (8th) NFL Averages: 19.3 points/game (269.6 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   154   289   1,719   (25)   5.26   13   16    448   1,858   ( 8)    4.1   11    3,577    (22)      31
Defense:   195   408   2,010   ( 4)   4.54   15   31    418   1,657   (11)    4.0   10    3,667    ( 6)      43

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 3  Jan Stenerud         K     14   6'2   187   27    4   Montana State
 6  Warren McVea         RB    14   5'10  182   24    3   Houston
 7  John Huarte          QB     1   6'0   185   26    4   Notre Dame
10  Mike Livingston      QB     4   6'3   212   24    3   Southern Methodist
14  Ed Podolak           RB    14   6'1   204   23    2   Iowa
16  Len Dawson           QB    14   6'0   190   35   14   Purdue
18  Emmitt Thomas        DB    14   6'2   192   27    5   Bishop
21  Mike Garrett         RB     3   5'9   200   26    5   Southern California
22  Willie Mitchell      DB    14   6'1   185   30    7   Tennessee State
23  Dave Hadley          DB    14   5'9   186   22    R   Alcorn State
24  Ceasar Belser        DB    14   6'0   212   26    3   Arkansas-Pine Bluff
25  Frank Pitts          WR    12   6'2   200   26    6   Southern
26  Lewis Porter         WR     5   5'11  178   23    R   Southern
30  Gloster Richardson   WR    12   6'0   200   28    4   Jackson State
38  Wendell Hayes        RB    14   6'2   220   30    7   Humboldt State
40  Jim Marsalis         DB    14   5'11  194   25    2   Tennessee State
42  Johnny Robinson      DB    14   6'0   205   32   11   Louisiana State
44  Jerrel Wilson        P     14   6'4   222   29    8   Southern Mississippi
45  Robert Holmes        RB    14   5'9   220   25    3   Southern
46  Jim Kearney          DB    14   6'2   206   27    6   Prairie View A&M
50  Mike Oriard          C      1   6'4   223   22    R   Notre Dame
51  Jim Lynch            LB    14   6'1   235   25    4   Notre Dame
54  Clyde Werner         LB     7   6'4   225   22    R   Washington
55  E.J. Holub           C     14   6'4   236   32   10   Texas Tech
58  Jack Rudnay          C     14   6'3   240   22    1   Northwestern
60  George Daney         OG    14   6'3   240   24    3   Texas-El Paso
61  Curley Culp          DT    14   6'1   265   24    3   Arizona State
62  Bob Liggett          DT     7   6'2   255   23    R   Nebraska
63  Willie Lanier        LB    14   6'1   245   25    4   Morgan State
66  Bob Stein            LB    14   6'2   235   22    2   Minnesota
70  Sid Smith            OT    14   6'4   260   22    R   Southern California
71  Ed Budde             OG    14   6'5   260   29    8   Michigan State
73  Dave Hill            OT    14   6'5   260   29    8   Auburn
75  Jerry Mays           DE    14   6'4   250   30   10   Southern Methodist
76  Mo Moorman           OG    13   6'5   252   26    3   Texas A&M
77  Jim Tyrer            OT    14   6'6   270   31   10   Ohio State
78  Bobby Bell           LB    14   6'4   228   30    8   Minnesota
80  Billy Cannon         TE     6   6'1   215   33   11   Louisiana State
81  Marvin Upshaw        DE     7   6'3   245   23    3   Trinity (TX)
83  Morris Stroud        TE    13   6'10  245   24    1   Clark Atlanta
84  Fred Arbanas         TE     6   6'3   245   31    9   Michigan State
85  Chuck Hurston        LB    14   6'6   240   27    6   Auburn
86  Buck Buchanan        DT    14   6'7   275   30    8   Grambling
87  Aaron Brown          DE    11   6'5   265   26    4   Minnesota
89  Otis Taylor          WR    13   6'2   215   28    6   Prairie View A&M

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Len Dawson           262  141   53.8  1,876   7.16  13.3  13   5.0   14   5.3    34   277    71.0
Mike Livingston       22   11   50.0    122   5.55  11.1   0   0.0    1   4.5     4    42    47.9
Ed Podolak             2    2  100.0     40  20.00  20.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0   118.8
John Huarte            2    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    1  50.0     0     0     0.0
Warren McVea           1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Otis Taylor            34    618   18.2    3
Ed Podolak             26    307   11.8    1
Wendell Hayes          26    219    8.4    0
Robert Holmes          23    173    7.5    1
Frank Pitts            11    172   15.6    2
Fred Arbanas            8    108   13.5    1
Billy Cannon            7    125   17.9    2
Gloster Richardson      5    171   34.2    2
Warren McVea            5     26    5.2    0
Morris Stroud           4     86   21.5    1
Mike Garrett            4      4    1.0    0
Lewis Porter            1     29   29.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Ed Podolak            168    749    4.5    3
Wendell Hayes         109    381    3.5    5
Warren McVea           61    260    4.3    0
Robert Holmes          63    206    3.3    3
Frank Pitts             5     84   16.8    0
Mike Garrett           21     62    3.0    0
Len Dawson             11     46    4.2    0
Mike Livingston         3     26    8.7    0
Lewis Porter            2     21   10.5    0
Otis Taylor             3     13    4.3    0
Billy Cannon            1      6    6.0    0
Gloster Richardson      1      4    4.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Robert Holmes          19    535   28.2    0
Ed Podolak             17    348   20.5    0
Warren McVea            3     57   19.0    0
Bob Stein               3     23    7.7    0
Lewis Porter            1     22   22.0    0
Sid Smith               1     12   12.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Ed Podolak             23    311   13.5   21    0
Willie Mitchell         4     33    8.2    0    0
Mike Garrett            3     30   10.0    0    0
Lewis Porter            1     -3   -3.0    1    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Jerrel Wilson 76 3,415 44.9 0 0 0 0 0 44.9 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Jan Stenerud 6/6 8/9 9/10 6/11 1/6 30/42 26/26 116 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Bobby Bell 2.0 3 57 1 Aaron Brown 13.0 Buck Buchanan 7.0 Curley Culp 5.0 Jim Kearney 4 28 0 Willie Lanier 2 2 0 Jim Lynch 1.0 3 40 0 Jim Marsalis 4 26 0 Jerry Mays 6.0 Johnny Robinson 10 155 0 Bob Stein 0.5 Emmitt Thomas 5 87 0 Marvin Upshaw 0.5

1970 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 26 C Sid Smith 53 USC 2 52 LB Clyde Werner 63 Washington 3 61 DE Billy Bob Barnett Texas A&M [pick acquired from SF] 3 78 DB David Hadley 28 Alcorn A&M 5 130 C Mike Oriard 42 Notre Dame 6 156 OT Bob Hews 2 Princeton 7 182 WR Clyde Glosson 11 Texas-El Paso 8 193 DB Fred Barry 9 Boston University [pick acquired from DEN] 9 234 OT Charley Evans Texas Tech 10 259 OG Bob Stankovich Arkansas 11 285 RB Bill O'Neal Grambling 12 312 OG Rod Fedorchak Pittsburgh 13 338 DE Troy Patridge Texas-Arlington 14 364 RB Glen Dumont American International 15 390 DT Bob Liggett 7 Nebraska 16 416 LB Randy Ross Kansas State 17 442 DB Rayford Jenkins Alcorn A&M

Traded draft picks: #4 to CIN (Billie Hayes), #8 to DEN (Lew Porter)


Transactions:

01-24-1970traded Noland Smith to 49ers for San Francisco's #3 pick in the 1970 draft
07-02-1970traded Caesar Belser to Bengals for an undisclosed draft pick
09-09-1970traded Kansas City's #3 pick in the 1971 draft to Browns for Marvin Upshaw
09-09-1970Chargers claimed Mickey McCarty on waivers
10-15-1970traded Mike Garrett to Chargers for San Diego's #2 pick in the 1971 draft


1970 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/20/70 at Minnesota Vikings L 10-27 0-1-0 09/28/70 at Baltimore Colts W 44-24 1-1-0 10/04/70 at Denver Broncos L 13-26 1-2-0 10/11/70 vs Boston Patriots W 23-10 2-2-0 10/18/70 at Cincinnati Bengals W 27-19 3-2-0 10/25/70 vs Dallas Cowboys L 16-27 3-3-0 11/01/70 vs Oakland Raiders T 17-17 3-3-1 11/08/70 vs Houston Oilers W 24-9 4-3-1 11/15/70 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 31-14 5-3-1 11/22/70 vs St. Louis Cardinals T 6-6 5-3-2 11/29/70 vs San Diego Chargers W 26-14 6-3-2 12/06/70 vs Denver Broncos W 16-0 7-3-2 12/12/70 at Oakland Raiders L 6-20 7-4-2 12/20/70 at San Diego Chargers L 13-31 7-5-2

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