1970 Fort Scott Greyhounds football team

American college football season

1970 Fort Scott Greyhounds football

Junior college national champion

Shrine Bowl, W 41–20 vs. Mesa (AZ)

Conference| Kansas Jayhawk Junior College Conference
Record| 11–0 (8–0 KJJCC)
Head coach|

* Dick Foster (2nd season)

Seasons

<- 1969

1971 ->

1970 Kansas Jayhawk Junior College Conference football standings

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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

* $ - Conference champion
* * Dodge City was on probation.

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

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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]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "Fort Scott Coach, 2 Players Gain National Juco Grid Honors". The Wichita Eagle. December 17, 1970. p. 2E - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Fort Scott Rips Missourians 59-13". The Wichita Eagle. November 6, 1979. p. 4C - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "73-Yard Screen Pass Hands Hounds Win". Garden City Telegram. November 16, 1970. p. 2 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Dick Smith (November 27, 1970). "Kansans bump HoKams, 41-20: Fort Scott breezes in Shrine Bowl". Arizona Republic. p. 81 - via Newspapers.com.

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Junior college football national champions

NJCAA
(single division)|

* 1956: Coffeyville
* 1957: Texarkana
* 1958: Boise
* 1959: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
* 1960: Tyler, Cameron
* 1964: Phoenix
* 1965: Ferrum
* 1966: Kilgore
* 1967: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
* 1968: Ferrum
* 1969: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
* 1970: Fort Scott
* 1971: Mississippi Gulf Coast
* 1972: Arizona Western
* 1973: Mesa
* 1974: Ferrum
* 1975: Mesa
* 1976: Ellsworth
* 1977: Ferrum
* 1978: Iowa Central
* 1979: Ranger
* 1980: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
* 1981: Butler County
* 1982: Northwest Mississippi
* 1983: Coffeyville
* 1984: Mississippi Gulf Coast
* 1985: Snow
* 1986: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
* 1987: Ellsworth
* 1988: Glendale (AZ)
* 1989: Navarro
* 1990: Coffeyville
* 1991: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
* 1992: Northwest Mississippi
* 1993: Mississippi Delta
* 1994: Trinity Valley
* 1995: Blinn
* 1996: Blinn
* 1997: Trinity Valley
* 1998: Butler County
* 1999: Butler County
* 2000: Glendale (AZ)
* 2001: Georgia Military
* 2002: Joliet
* 2003: Butler County
* 2004: Pearl River
* 2005: Glendale (AZ)
* 2006: Blinn
* 2007: Butler (KS), Mississippi Gulf Coast
* 2008: Butler (KS)
* 2009: Blinn
* 2010: Navarro
* 2011: East Mississippi
* 2012: Iowa Western
* 2013: East Mississippi
* 2014: East Mississippi
* 2015: Northwest Mississippi
* 2016: Garden City
* 2017: East Mississippi
* 2018: East Mississippi
* 2019: Mississippi Gulf Coast
* 2020–21: Hutchinson

NJCAA Division I|

* 2021: New Mexico Military
* 2022: Iowa Western
* 2023: Iowa Western

NJCAA Division III|

* 2021: DuPage
* 2022: DuPage
* 2023: DuPage

J. C. Gridwire|

* 1960: Long Beach
* 1961: Cameron
* 1962: Santa Ana, Long Beach
* 1963: Orange Coast
* 1964: Long Beach
* 1965: Fullerton
* 1966: Santa Monica
* 1967: Fullerton
* 1968: Jones County
* 1969: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
* 1970: Fort Scott
* 1971: Mississippi Gulf Coast
* 1972: Arizona Western
* 1973: Gavilan
* 1974: Pasadena

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