1970 Cornell Big Red football team

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1970 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
1970 record6–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainDennis Lubozynski
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Ivy League football standings
  • v
  • t
 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 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Cornell finished fourth in the Ivy League.

In its fifth season under head coach Jack Musick, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 193 to 185. Dennis Lubozynski was the team captain.[1]

Cornell's 4–3 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red was outscored 164 to 135 by Ivy opponents.[2]

Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 at Colgate*
W 17–7 10,500 [3]
October 3 Lehigh*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 41–14 13,000 [4]
October 10 Penn
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 32–31 14,000 [5]
October 17 at Harvard
L 24–27 15,000 [6]
October 24 Yale
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 7–38 17,000 [7]
October 31 at Columbia
W 31–20 15,928 [8]
November 7 at Brown
W 35–21 7,500 [9]
November 14 No. 15 Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 0–24 18,000 [10]
November 21 at Princeton
W 6–3 19,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1970 Cornell Big Red football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Barrett Rosser So
RB 44 Ed Marinaro Jr
WR 81 Geoge Milosevic So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 86 William Ellis Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 13 John Killian Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References[]

  1. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cornell Downs Colgate, 17 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 27, 1970. p. S5.
  4. ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (October 5, 1970). "Cornell Offense Offsets Defensive Lapses in 41-14 Defeat of Lehigh". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Harvin, Al (October 11, 1970). "Dartmouth, Yale and Cornell Triumph; Penn 32-31 Loser". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Vecsey, George (October 18, 1970). "Harvard Defeats Cornell on Late Field Goal, 27-24". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 25, 1970). "Bulldogs Defeat Cornell by 38-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ "Columbia Loses to Cornell, 31-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 1, 1970. p. S1.
  9. ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 9, 1970). "Furbush's Passes Get Big Red Out of Jam; Indians Coming". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Keese, Parton (November 15, 1970). "Dartmouth Tops Cornell by 24-0 with Late Drive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Chass, Murray (November 22, 1970). "Cornell Wins, 6-3, from Princeton". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
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