1970 Penn Quakers football team
American college football season
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 4–5 (2–5 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Franklin Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Lehigh* | W 24–0 | 10,400–10,406 | [1][2] | |
| October 3 | at Brown | W 17–9 | 12,400 | [3] | |
| October 10 | at Cornell | L 31–32 | 14,000 | [4] | |
| October 17 | Lafayette* |
| W 31–20 | 7,913–7,933 | [5][6] |
| October 24 | Princeton |
| L 16–22 | 36,478 | [7] |
| October 31 | at Harvard | L 23–28 | 12,000 | [8] | |
| November 7 | Yale |
| L 22–32 | 30,104 | [9] |
| November 14 | Columbia |
| W 21–14 | 37,035 | [10] |
| November 21 | No. 16 Dartmouth |
| L 0–28 | 42,329 | [11] |
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Roster
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Harvin, Al (October 4, 1970). "Penn Vanquishes Brown Team, 17-9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
- ^ Harvin, Al (October 11, 1970). "Dartmouth, Yale and Cornell Triumph; Penn 32-31 Loser". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Dell, John (October 18, 1970). "Penn Clips Lafayette; Odell Gets Game Ball". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lafayette)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Chass, Murray (October 25, 1970). "Tigers Turn Back Penn Team, 22-16". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Monahan, Bob (November 1, 1970). "Harvard Gives Penn Slip, 38-23". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Strauss, Michael (November 8, 1970). "Yale Tops Penn, 32-22; Quaker Rally Is Checked". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
