1970 Penn Quakers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1970
| team = Penn Quakers
| sport = football
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| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 4–5
| conf_record = 2–5
| head_coach = Bob Odell
| hc_year = 6th
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| stadium = Franklin Field
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{{1970 Ivy League football standings}}
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
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Lehigh
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 24–0
| attend = 10,400–10,406
| source = {{cite news |title=Solow Runs 84 for TD as Penn Rips Lehigh |first=John |last=Dell |date=September 27, 1970 |at=sect. 3, p. 1 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70257927/1970-lehigh-penn/ }}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lehigh) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/352/stats/13329 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 16, 2024 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Brown
| site_stadium = Brown Stadium
| site_cityst = Providence, RI
| score = 17–9
| attend = 12,400
| source = {{cite news |title=Penn Vanquishes Brown Team, 17-9 |first=Al |last=Harvin |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=October 4, 1970 |page=S5}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Cornell
| site_stadium = Schoellkopf Field
| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 31–32
| attend = 14,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Dartmouth, Yale and Cornell Triumph; Penn 32-31 Loser |first=Al |last=Harvin |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=October 11, 1970 |page=S1}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Lafayette
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 31–20
| attend = 7,913–7,933
| source = {{cite news |title=Penn Clips Lafayette; Odell Gets Game Ball |first=John |last=Dell |date=October 18, 1970 |at=sect. 3, p. 1 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70264834/1970-lafayette-penn/ }}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lafayette) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/342/stats/13329 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 16, 2024 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| opponent = Princeton
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 16–22
| attend = 36,478
| source = {{cite news |title=Tigers Turn Back Penn Team, 22-16 |first=Murray |last=Chass |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=October 25, 1970 |page=S1}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Harvard
| site_stadium = Harvard Stadium
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 23–28
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Harvard Gives Penn Slip, 38-23 |first=Bob |last=Monahan |date=November 1, 1970 |page=81 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55892910/1970-harvard-penn}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| opponent = Yale
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 22–32
| attend = 30,104
| source = {{cite news |title=Yale Tops Penn, 32-22; Quaker Rally Is Checked |first=Michael |last=Strauss |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=November 8, 1970 |page=S1}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| opponent = Columbia
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 21–14
| attend = 37,035
| source = {{cite news |title=Penn Triumphs over Columbia; Late Score Wins, 21-14 |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=November 15, 1970 |page=S1}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| opponent = #16 Dartmouth
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 0–28
| attend = 42,329
| source = {{cite news |title=Dartmouth Scores over Penn, 28 to 0, to Win Ivy Crown |first=Parton |last=Keese |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=November 22, 1970 |page=S1}}
}}
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Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1970
| team = Penn Quakers
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players =
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=Sr|first=Doug|last=Karr|pos=T}}
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{{American football roster/Footer
| head_coach = *Harry Gamble
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