1918 Columbia Lions football team

1918 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1
Head coach
CaptainChester Robb
Home stadiumSouth Field
Seasons
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1918 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bucknell   –   6 – 0 – 0
Princeton   –   3 – 0 – 0
Holy Cross   –   2 – 0 – 0
Army   –   1 – 0 – 0
Buffalo   –   6 – 1 – 0
Columbia   –   5 – 1 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 1 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 2 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   2 – 1 – 0
Geneva   –   4 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   4 – 2 – 0
Harvard   –   2 – 1 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 2 – 1
Villanova   –   3 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   5 – 3 – 0
Dartmouth   –   3 – 3 – 0
Lehigh   –   4 – 4 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   2 – 2 – 0
New Hampshire   –   2 – 2 – 1
Lafayette   –   3 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   2 – 3 – 0
Tufts   –   2 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   1 – 2 – 1
Vermont   –   0 – 1 – 1
Drexel   –   0 – 1 – 0
NYU   –   0 – 4 – 0

The 1918 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1918 college football season. In his first season, head coach Fred Dawson led the team to a 5–1 record, outscoring opponents 87 to 27.[1]

The team played its home games on South Field, part of the university's campus in Morningside Heights in Upper Manhattan.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 26 Camp Merritt
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
W 7–0 [1]
November 2 Amherst
W 21–7 [2]
November 9 Union (NY)
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
W 33–0 [1]
November 16 Wesleyan
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
W 14–0 [1]
November 23 NYU
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
W 12–0 [3]
November 28 at Syracuse
L 0–20 [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 211. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Columbia Eleven Defeats Amherst". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 3, 1918. p. E5.
  3. ^ "Columbia Defeats Rivals from N.Y.U.". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 24, 1918. p. E6.
  4. ^ "Columbia's Eleven Makes Gallant but Futile Fight Against Syracuse Team". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 29, 1918. p. 14.