1974 Columbia Lions football team
The 1974 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 1–8 (0–7 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Baker Field |
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| Harvard + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their first season under head coach William Campbell, the Lions compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored 258 to 81. Dick Cummings and Mike Telep were the team captains.[1]
The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 210 to 43 by Ivy opponents.[2]
Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | Lafayette* |
| L 0–15 | 3,491 | [3] | ||
| October 5 | at Princeton | L 13–40 | 13,000 | [4] | |||
| October 12 | Harvard
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| L 6–34 | 13,050 | [5] | ||
| October 19 | at Yale | L 2–42 | 13,152 | [6] | |||
| October 26 | Bucknell* |
| W 38–33 | 3,227 | [7] | ||
| November 2 | Cornell |
| L 0–24 | 5,180 | [8] | ||
| November 9 | at Dartmouth | L 0–21 | 10,100 | [9] | |||
| November 16 | at Penn | L 3–21 | 8,259 | [10] | |||
| November 23 | Brown |
| L 19–28 | 4,245 | [11] | ||
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References
- "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 216. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- Harvin, Al (September 29, 1974). "Columbia Loses to Lafayette". New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Cady, Steve (October 6, 1974). "Princeton Trounces Columbia". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- White, Gordon S., Jr. (October 13, 1974). "Harvard, Yale and Princeton Victors; Former Stars See Lions Lose, 34-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Keese, Parton (October 20, 1974). "Yale and Dartmouth Triumph; Bulldogs Set Back Columbia, 42-2". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Rogers, Thomas (October 27, 1974). "Columbia's Lions Finally Roar". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Rogers, Thomas (November 3, 1974). "Columbia Bows; Lions Are Trounced by Cornell, 24-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Keese, Parton (November 10, 1974). "Columbia Bows; Dartmouth Defeats Lions by 21-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
- Dell, John (November 17, 1974). "Fans Boo Penn to Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.
- Harvin, Al (November 17, 1974). "Columbia Is Beaten; Brown 28-19 Victor as Beatrice Stars". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
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