1970 Penn Quakers football team

The 1970 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.

1970 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–5 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Lehigh*W 24-010,406[1]
October 3at BrownW 17-912,400[2]
October 10at CornellL 31-3214,000[3]
October 17Lafayette*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 31-207,993[4]
October 24Princeton
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 16-2236,478[5]
October 31at HarvardL 23-2812,000[6]
November 7Yale
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 22-3230,104[7]
November 14Columbia
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 21-1437,035[8]
November 21 No. 16 Dartmouth
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0-2842,329[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster edit

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
  •   Redshirt

References edit

  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. ^ Harvin, Al (October 4, 1970). "Penn Vanquishes Brown Team, 17-9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  3. ^ Harvin, Al (October 11, 1970). "Dartmouth, Yale and Cornell Triumph; Penn 32-31 Loser". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Dell, John (October 18, 1970). "Penn Clips Lafayette; Odell Gets Game Ball". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Chass, Murray (October 25, 1970). "Tigers Turn Back Penn Team, 22-16". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Monahan, Bob (November 1, 1970). "Harvard Gives Penn Slip, 38-23". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 8, 1970). "Yale Tops Penn, 32-22; Quaker Rally Is Checked". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.