The 1970 lacrosse team finished with a 9-0 record, featuring four players who earned All-America recognition – John Brizendine (first team), Joe Zimmerman (second team), John Dohms (honorable mention) and Bill Burch (honorable mention). Art Curtis, Kurt Kimball, Jim Newcity and Steve Sachse joined the aforementioned quartet on the All-Midwest team.
The Falcons were ranked as high as sixth in the country in the polls, which was virtually unheard of at the time for a school west of Philadelphia. The team captured the Midwest Lacrosse Association Championship for the first time in program history.
BGSU opened the season with a 9-5 win over Michigan, then captured victories against Ohio and Wittenberg by identical 12-3 scores. After a narrow 11-8 win over Oberlin, BGSU downed Denison – at the time the dominant team in the league – by an 8-6 final. Following that win, the Falcons outscored opponents by a 35-6 count in the last four games. That run included back-to-back shutouts of Michigan State (12-0) and Notre Dame (9-0), and after a 5-4 victory over Kenyon, BG ended the season with a 9-2 win over Ohio Wesleyan.
The 1970 lacrosse team consisted of...
Coaches
Mickey Cochrane
Jim Plaunt
Chuck Winters
Seniors
Bill Burch
Larry Davidson
John Dohms
Art Halperin
Jim Newcity
Sal Zanfardino
Joe Zimmerman
Juniors
Marty Best
Austin (John) Brizendine
Craig Buksar
Ed Chaffey
Bruce Correll
Art Curtis
Ed Ellis
Sam Giarusso
Bill Kalbfleisch
Rich Lieberfarb
Greg Ried
Steve Sachse
Tom Vogtsberger
Sophomores
Ed Andrews
Henry Augustine
Barry Brandman
Terry Cameron
Pete Fraser
Joseph (Bob) Hoffman
Jack Horney
Tom Messmer
Ron Perrigo
Jim Polson
Tim Sanders
Freshmen
Leif Elsmo
John Gawaluck
Doug Harriman
Dan Haskell
Kurt Kimball
Rich Thomson
Dennis Vereb
John Zanfardino
Manager
Paul Lehman
(On Preseason Roster, but did not complete season)
Dale Brown
Steve Brown
John Campbell
Gary Fries
Ray Froelich
Phil Green
Rick Houser
Jack Kuhlman
Dan McBride
Glen Polen
Dick Schwab
Bob Tate
