1904–05 Columbia Lions men's basketball team

The 1904–05 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1904–05 season. The team finished the season with a 19–1 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2][3] Two players were named to the first-ever college basketball All-American team at the end of the season: Harry Fisher and Marcus Hurley.

1904–05 Columbia Lions men's basketball
EIBL Champions
Helms Foundation National Champions
Premo-Porretta National Champions
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Record19–1 (8–0 EIBL)
Head coach
  • No coach
Home arenaUniversity Heights Gymnasium
Seasons
1904–05 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Columbia 8 0   1.000 19 1   .950
Yale 5 3   .625 22 13   .629
Princeton 4 4   .500 8 5   .615
Cornell 2 6   .250 5 16   .238
Penn 1 7   .125 9 14   .391

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
*
at Pratt W 34–18  1–0
 
Brooklyn, NY
*
at Co. F. Norwalk W 21–9  2–0
 
Norwalk, CT
*
at Central YMCA W 25–22  3–0
 
 
*
at Newport YMCA W 24–22  4–0
 
 
*
at Fall River YMCA W 18–11  5–0
 
 
*
at Fitchburg YMCA W 19–16  6–0
 
 
*
at Washington Continentals L 7–17  6–1
 
 
*
at Army W 29–25  7–1
 
West Point, NY

Cornell W 30–11  8–1 (1–0)
University Heights Gymnasium 
Upper Manhattan, NY
1/17/1905*
Wisconsin W 21–15  9–1
University Heights Gymnasium 
Upper Manhattan, NY

at Cornell W 23–17  10–1 (2–0)
 
Ithaca, NY
*
at Rochester W 36–24  11–1
 
Rochester, NY
*
at Second Signal Corporation W 26–23  12–1
 
 

Yale W 14–12  13–1 (3–0)
University Heights Gymnasium 
Upper Manhattan, NY
*
Minnesota W 27–15  14–1
University Heights Gymnasium 
Upper Manhattan, NY

at Princeton W 32–28  15–1 (4–0)
University Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ

Princeton W 33–19  16–1 (5–0)
University Heights Gymnasium 
Upper Manhattan, NY

at Yale W 24–21  17–1 (6–0)
 
New Haven, CT

at Penn W 27–17  18–1 (7–0)
 
Philadelphia, PA

Penn W 56–16  19–1 (8–0)
University Heights Gymnasium 
Upper Manhattan, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Columbia season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  3. ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 530. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "2013–14 Columbia Lions Men's Basketball Media Guide". Yearly records. Columbia University. 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2014.