1970 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–6 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumBaker Field
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Dartmouth $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Yale 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Harvard 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Cornell 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Penn 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Brown 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Columbia Lions football team represented Columbia University in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.[1] They were led by third-year head coach Frank Navarro and played their home games at Baker Field . They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 3–6 overall 1–6 in Ivy League play to tie for sixth place.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Lafayette*
W 23-95,079[2]
October 3at Princeton
L 22-2412,000[3]
October 10Harvard
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 28-2111,428[4]
October 17at Yale
L 15-3221,634[5]
October 24Rutgers*
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 30-1416,713[6]
October 31Cornell
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 14-3115,928[7]
November 7at No. 17 Dartmouth
L 0-5512,850[8]
November 14at Penn
L 14-2137,035[9]
November 21Brown
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 12-179,035[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[11]

Roster

1970 Columbia Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 Bill Flynn Jr
WR 21 John Ryan So
OE 91 George Starke Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 62 Dave Gallagher Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1970 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  2. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (September 27, 1970). "Columbia Downs Lafayette, 23-9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 4, 1970). "Princeton Tops Columbia, 24-22". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 11, 1970). "Columbia Halts Harvard, 28 to 21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 18, 1970). "Yale Defeats Columbia; Elis Win, 32 to 15". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ "Columbia Trounces Rutgers by 30-14 as Jackson Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 25, 1970. p. S1.
  7. ^ "Columbia Loses to Cornell, 31-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 1, 1970. p. S1.
  8. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 8, 1970). "Dartmouth Routs Columbia, 55-0; Ivy Mark Broken". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 15, 1970). "Penn Triumphs over Columbia; Late Score Wins, 21-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Foley, Red (November 22, 1970). "Brown Edges Inept Lions, 17-12". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 159 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1970 Football Schedule". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
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