1900 Columbia Blue and White football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3–1
Head coach
CaptainBill Morley
Home stadiumColumbia Field
Seasons
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale   –   12 – 0 – 0
Penn   –   12 – 1 – 0
Harvard   –   10 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   10 – 2 – 0
Geneva   –   5 – 1 – 1
Lafayette   –   9 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 2 – 1
Princeton   –   8 – 3 – 0
Drexel   –   5 – 2 – 0
Fordham   –   3 – 1 – 1
Army   –   7 – 3 – 1
Brown   –   7 – 3 – 1
Columbia   –   7 – 3 – 1
Villanova   –   5 – 2 – 2
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 3 – 1
Swarthmore   –   6 – 3 – 2
Holy Cross   –   5 – 3 – 1
Carlisle   –   6 – 4 – 1
Buffalo   –   3 – 2 – 2
Dickinson   –   5 – 4 – 0
Western Univ. of Penn   –   5 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh College   –   3 – 3 – 1
Rutgers   –   4 – 4 – 0
Vermont   –   4 – 4 – 1
Lehigh   –   5 – 6 – 0
Frankin & Marshall   –   4 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 4 – 1
Penn State   –   4 – 6 – 1
Amherst   –   4 – 7 – 1
Dartmouth   –   2 – 4 – 2
NYU   –   3 – 6 – 1
Tufts   –   3 – 6 – 1
Wesleyan   –   3 – 6 – 1
New Hampshire   –   1 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   2 – 8 – 0
CCNY   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1900 Columbia Blue and White football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1900 college football season. In its second season under head coach George Sanford, the team compiled a 7–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 124 to 77, including six shutouts.[1][2] Bill Morley was the team captain.[2]

Columbia's sports teams were commonly called the "Blue and White" in this era, but had no official nickname. The name "Lions" would not be adopted until 1910.[3]

The team played its home games at Columbia Field in New York City.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at Rutgers
W 11–0[4]
October 6Wesleyan
W 12–0[5]
October 10Williams
  • Columbia Field
  • New York, NY
T 0–0
October 13at Harvard
L 0–248,000[6]
October 17Stevens
  • Columbia Field
  • New York, NY
W 45–0
October 20at Penn
L 0–30[7]
October 27Yale
  • Columbia Field
  • New York, NY
L 5–128,000[8][9]
November 6Princeton
  • Columbia Field
  • New York, NY
W 6–510,000[10][11]
November 103:30 p.m.at Buffalo
W 17–04,000[12][13][14][15]
November 17at Navy
W 11–0[16]
November 29Carlisle
  • Columbia Field
  • New York, NY
W 17–6[17]

References

  1. ^ "1900 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Columbia Football 2018 Record Book" (PDF). Columbia University. 2018. p. 197 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "How Columbia Became the Lions". Columbia Football 2019 Record Book. New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 238. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Columbia Played Poorly". The New York Times. October 4, 1900. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Columbia Beat Wesleyan". The New York Times. October 7, 1900. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Harvard Beats Columbia, 24 to 0". Boston Post. October 14, 1900. p. 5 – via NewspaperARCHIVE.
  7. ^ "Pennsy Wins From Columbia 30-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1900. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Columbia's Mighty Stand". New York Tribune. October 28, 1900. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Columbia's Game Fight". The Sun. October 28, 1900 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Columbia Is Victorious". The New York Times. November 7, 1900. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Columbia Beat Tigers in Closely Fought Game". The Philadelphia Times. November 7, 1900. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Columbia Warriors Clash Today With Buffalo". Buffalo Courier. Buffalo, New York. November 10, 1900. p. 9. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Columbia Scores But 17 On U. Of B. Team". Buffalo Courier. Buffalo, New York. November 11, 1900. p. 9. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Columbia Scores But 17 On U. Of B. Team (continued)". Buffalo Courier. Buffalo, New York. November 11, 1900. p. 26. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Columbia Won Easily". The New York Times. November 11, 1900. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Columbia Beat Cadets". The New York Times. November 18, 1900. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Columbia Beat Indians". The New York Times. November 30, 1900. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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