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American college football season

1970 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–5 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons← 19691971 →
1970 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Dartmouth $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Yale 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Harvard 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Cornell 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Penn 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Brown 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Ivy League during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Bob Odell in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Quakers compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Ivy League. Penn played home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Lehigh*W 24–010,400–10,406
October 3at BrownW 17–912,400
October 10at CornellL 31–3214,000
October 17Lafayette*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 31–207,913–7,933
October 24Princeton
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 16–2236,478
October 31at HarvardL 23–2812,000
November 7Yale
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 22–3230,104
November 14Columbia
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 21–1437,035
November 21 No. 16 Dartmouth
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–2842,329
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1970 Penn Quakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT Doug Karr Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. Dell, John (September 27, 1970). "Solow Runs 84 for TD as Penn Rips Lehigh". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  3. Harvin, Al (October 4, 1970). "Penn Vanquishes Brown Team, 17-9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  4. Harvin, Al (October 11, 1970). "Dartmouth, Yale and Cornell Triumph; Penn 32-31 Loser". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. Dell, John (October 18, 1970). "Penn Clips Lafayette; Odell Gets Game Ball". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lafayette)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  7. Chass, Murray (October 25, 1970). "Tigers Turn Back Penn Team, 22-16". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. Monahan, Bob (November 1, 1970). "Harvard Gives Penn Slip, 38-23". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Strauss, Michael (November 8, 1970). "Yale Tops Penn, 32-22; Quaker Rally Is Checked". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 15, 1970). "Penn Triumphs over Columbia; Late Score Wins, 21-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. Keese, Parton (November 22, 1970). "Dartmouth Scores over Penn, 28 to 0, to Win Ivy Crown". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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