1935 Columbia Lions football team

1935 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBaker Field
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Princeton   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 14 Holy Cross   –   9 – 0 – 1
NYU   –   7 – 1 – 0
Dartmouth   –   8 – 2 – 0
Northeastern   –   5 – 0 – 3
Syracuse   –   6 – 1 – 1
No. 10 Pittsburgh   –   7 – 1 – 2
No. 11 Fordham   –   6 – 1 – 2
Villanova   –   7 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   7 – 2 – 1
Providence   –   6 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Army   –   6 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   7 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Duquesne   –   6 – 3 – 0
Yale   –   6 – 3 – 0
CCNY   –   4 – 3 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 2 – 2
Manhattan   –   5 – 3 – 1
Massachusetts State   –   5 – 4 – 0
La Salle   –   4 – 4 – 1
Penn   –   4 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   4 – 4 – 0
Columbia   –   4 – 4 – 1
Vermont   –   4 – 5 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 4 – 2
Harvard   –   3 – 5 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   2 – 5 – 1
Buffalo   –   2 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 5 – 2
Brown   –   1 – 8 – 0
Cornell   –   0 – 6 – 1
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1935 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Lou Little, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record and was outscored by a total of 115 to 86.[1] The team played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5VMI
W 12–0[2]
October 12Rutgers
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 20–6[3]
October 19at Penn
L 0–3445,000[4]
October 26Michigan
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 7–1924,901[5]
November 2at Cornell
T 7–7[6]
November 9Syracuse
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 2–1425,000[7]
November 16at NavyAnnapolis, MDL 7–2815,000[8]
November 23Brown
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 18–0
November 30Dartmouth
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 13–720,000[9]

References

  1. ^ "1935 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Columbia trips V.M.I. by 12–0 as Barabas stars". Brooklyn Times Union. October 6, 1935. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Columbia eleven rumbles through Rutgers, 20 to 6". Daily News. October 13, 1935. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Perry Lewis (October 20, 1902). "Penn Overwhelms Columbia Foes, 34 to 0: 45,000 See Kurlish in Leading Role as Old Penn Takes First". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Tod Rockwell (October 27, 1935). "Renner Guides Michigan to 19-7 Victory Over Columbia: First Quarter Offense Nets Two Touchdowns". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 4.
  6. ^ Gene Ward (November 3, 1935). "Cornell Fires Pass To Tie Columbia, 7-7". New York Daily News. p. 98 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Gene Ward (November 10, 1935). "Albanese, Orange-Aid, Kills Lion 14-2". New York Daily News. pp. 102, 109 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Jack Miley (November 17, 1935). "Navy Conquers Lions in Mud, 28-7". New York Daily News. p. 89 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (December 1, 1935). "Vollmer's 63-Yard Run Wins for Columbia, 13-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.