1926 Columbia Lions football team

1926 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Madden
Home stadiumBaker Field, Polo Grounds
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Lafayette   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 10 Brown   –   9 – 0 – 1
NYU   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Army   –   7 – 1 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   7 – 1 – 1
Boston College   –   6 – 0 – 2
No. 10 Penn   –   7 – 1 – 1
Cornell   –   6 – 1 – 1
Princeton   –   5 – 1 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 2 – 0
Springfield   –   6 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 2 – 1
Villanova   –   6 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 2 – 2
Columbia   –   6 – 3 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 2 – 2
CCNY   –   5 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   4 – 4 – 0
Yale   –   4 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 5 – 1
Fordham   –   3 – 4 – 1
Harvard   –   3 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   3 – 6 – 0
Vermont   –   3 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 5 – 0
Boston University   –   2 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   1 – 8 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   0 – 8 – 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In its second season under head coach Charles Crowley, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 144 to 73, with four shutouts.[1] The team played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Vermont
W 14–0[2]
October 2Union (NY)
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 26–0
October 9Wesleyan
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 41–0
October 16Ohio State
L 7–32
October 23Duke
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 24–07,000–8,000[3]
October 302:30 p.m.Cornell
W 17–940,000[4][5]
November 6William & Mary
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 13–10
November 13at Penn
L 0–3
November 252:00 p.m.Syracuse
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 2–1940,000[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "1926 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Lions register first roar of new season when break paves way to 14 to 0 win". Times Union. September 26, 1926. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Madden big star when Lions win". The Yonkers Statesman. October 25, 1926. Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Football Columbia vs. Cornell". Daily News. New York, New York. October 30, 1926. p. 122. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Lovett, C. A. (October 31, 1926). "Dobie Was Right—Lions By 17 To 9!". Daily News. New York, New York. p. 43. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Pick Orange To Claw Lions!". Daily News. New York, New York. November 25, 1926. p. 200. Retrieved June 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Syracuse Wins Easy Victory". Morning Call. Paterson, New Jersey. Associated Press. November 26, 1926. p. 25. Retrieved June 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.