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1970 Penn Quakers football
Conference Ivy League
Record4–5 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadium Franklin 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

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Lehigh*W 24-010,406 [1]
October 3at BrownW 17-912,400 [2]
October 10at CornellL 31-3214,000 [3]
October 17 Lafayette*
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 31-207,993 [4]
October 24 Princeton
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA ( rivalry)
L 16-2236,478 [5]
October 31at HarvardL 23-2812,000 [6]
November 7 Yale
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 22-3230,104 [7]
November 14 Columbia
  • 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

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. ^ 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.