1937 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5–2
Head coach
Captains
  • John Bateman
  • Oscar Bonom
Home stadiumBaker Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –   9 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Villanova   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Fordham   –   7 – 0 – 1
No. 7 Dartmouth   –   7 – 0 – 2
No. T–14 Holy Cross   –   8 – 0 – 2
St. Thomas (PA)   –   6 – 1 – 1
No. 12 Yale   –   6 – 1 – 1
Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Boston University   –   6 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 2 – 1
CCNY   –   5 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Manhattan   –   6 – 3 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Duquesne   –   6 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 2 – 4
Boston College   –   4 – 4 – 1
Bucknell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 0
Princeton   –   4 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 5 – 2
Hofstra   –   2 – 4 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   2 – 5 – 1
Penn   –   2 – 5 – 1
Providence   –   2 – 6 – 0
Vermont   –   2 – 6 – 0
La Salle   –   2 – 7 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In his eighth season, head coach Lou Little led the team to a 2–5–2 record, though the Lions were only outscored 102 to 100 by opponents.[1]

The team played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 Williams
W 40–6 14,000 [2]
October 9 at Army
L 18–21 20,000 [3]
October 16 Penn
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 26–6 28,000 [4]
October 23 Brown
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 6–7 8,000 [5]
October 30 at Cornell
L 0–14 12,000 [6]
November 6 at Navy
L 6–13 20,000 [7]
November 13 Syracuse
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
T 6–6 12,000 [8]
November 20 No. 9 Dartmouth
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 0–27 22,000 [9]
November 27 Stanford
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
T 0–0 20,000 [10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 213. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Kelley, Robert F. (October 3, 1937). "Columbia Eleven Defeats Williams". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. ^ Daley, Arthur J. (October 10, 1937). "Army Triumphs over Columbia; Halts Lions, 21-18". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Daley, Arthur J. (October 17, 1937). "Luckman in Stellar Role as Columbia Scores, 26-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Richardson, William D. (October 24, 1937). "Brown Drive for 93 Yards Nips Columbia Eleven, 7-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Richardson, William D. (October 31, 1937). "Cornell Conquers Columbia by 14-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (November 7, 1937). "Navy Eleven Tops Columbia by 13-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Effrat, Louis (November 14, 1937). "Brilliant Syracuse Lateral Ties Columbia Eleven, 6-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 21, 1937). "M'Leod Leads Way as Green's Eleven Stops Lions, 27-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Effrat, Louis (November 28, 1937). "Thrilling Scoreless Draw Played by Columbia Team". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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