[3] Due to the fire at Rogers Field in April,[4] all home games were played at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane in 1970 and 1971.

[5][6] For the second straight year, Washington State played a full conference schedule and went winless.

The only victory was in September over neighbor Idaho in the Battle of the Palouse, the sole meeting in a three-year span.

The annual rivalry game was not played the previous season (and in 1971) to allow the Cougars to schedule all seven conference opponents.

[7] [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] One Washington State offensive lineman, junior guard Steve Busch, was named to the All-Pac-8 team.