The 1954 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1954 college football season.
1954 Columbia Lions football | |
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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 1–8 (1–5 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Neil Opdyke |
Home stadium | Baker Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their 25th season under head coach Lou Little, the Lions compiled a 1–8 record, and were outscored 306 to 71. Neil Opdyke was the team captain.[1]
Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.
Schedule edit
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 25 | at Brown | L 7–18 | 10,000 | [2] | |||
October 2 | Princeton |
| L 20–54 | 18,000 | [3] | ||
October 9 | Yale |
| L 7–13 | 18,000 | [4] | ||
October 16 | at Harvard | W 7–6 | 13,500 | [5] | |||
October 23 | No. 8 Army |
| L 12–67 | 30,000 | [6] | ||
October 30 | Cornell |
| L 0–26 | 8,500 | [7] | ||
November 6 | at Dartmouth | L 0–26 | 9,000 | [8] | |||
November 13 | at No. 10 Navy | L 6–51 | 11,000 | [9] | |||
November 20 | Rutgers |
| L 12–45 | 9,000 | [10] | ||
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References edit
- ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 213. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (September 26, 1954). "Columbia Loses; Brown Tames Lion". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 3, 1954). "Columbia Routed by Tigers, 54-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Effrat, Louis (October 10, 1954). "Yale Beats Columbia, 13-7; Elis Notch No. 3". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Effrat, Louis (October 17, 1954). "Columbia Beats Harvard, 7-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Danzig, Allison (October 24, 1954). "Army Routs Columbia, 67-12; Cadets Run Hard". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Effrat, Louis (October 31, 1954). "Cornell Crushes Columbia, 26 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Mozley, Dana (November 7, 1954). "Meek Lions Zipped Again by Merry Indians, 26-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (November 14, 1954). "Navy Crushes Columbia, 51-6; Middies Set Mark". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Briordy, William J. (November 21, 1954). "Rutgers Overpowers Lions in Baker Field Finale, 45-12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.