American college football season
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 .
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source 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
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 Redshirt Roster
^ "Football Record Book" (PDF) . Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University . Retrieved July 3, 2020 . ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League . 2017. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020 . ^ "Cornell Downs Colgate, 17 to 7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. September 27, 1970. p. S5. ^ 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 . ^ Harvin, Al (October 11, 1970). "Dartmouth, Yale and Cornell Triumph; Penn 32-31 Loser". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1. ^ Vecsey, George (October 18, 1970). "Harvard Defeats Cornell on Late Field Goal, 27-24". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 25, 1970). "Bulldogs Defeat Cornell by 38-7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1. ^ "Columbia Loses to Cornell, 31-20". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. November 1, 1970. p. S1. ^ 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 . ^ Keese, Parton (November 15, 1970). "Dartmouth Tops Cornell by 24-0 with Late Drive". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1. ^ 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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