1938 Columbia Lions football team

1938 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
CaptainJohn C. Wright
Home stadiumBaker Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Worcester Tech   –   6 – 0 – 0
No. 18 Villanova   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 9 Holy Cross   –   8 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 1 – 2
No. 15 Fordham   –   6 – 1 – 2
No. 12 Cornell   –   5 – 1 – 1
Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Dartmouth   –   7 – 2 – 0
Vermont   –   4 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   5 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 0
CCNY   –   4 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   3 – 2 – 3
Manhattan   –   5 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 4 – 0
La Salle   –   4 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   4 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 4 – 1
Penn State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   3 – 4 – 1
Hofstra   –   2 – 3 – 1
Duquesne   –   4 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 6 – 1
Providence   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   3 – 6 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   2 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 6 – 0
Yale   –   2 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In his ninth season, head coach Lou Little led the team to a 3–6 record, though the Lions were only outscored 169 to 167 by opponents.[1]

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1 at Yale
W 27–14 35,000 [2]
October 8 at Army
W 20–18 25,000 [3]
October 15 Colgate
L 0–12 30,000 [4]
October 22 at Penn
L 13–14 60,000 [5]
October 29 No. 17 Cornell
L 7–23 34,000 [6]
November 5 Virginia
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 39–0 15,000 [7]
November 12 Navy
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 9–14 33,000 [8]
November 19 Syracuse
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 12–13 20,000 [9]
November 24 11:00 a.m. Brown
L 27–36 20,000 [10][11]
  • 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. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 2, 1938). "Columbia Defeats Yale, 27-14; Luckman Lions' Ace". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. ^ Daley, Arthur J. (October 9, 1938). "Columbia Defeats Army, 20-18; Lions Go 80 Yards". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Richardson, William D. (October 16, 1938). "Colgate Beats Columbia; Lions Bow, 12 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Kelley, Robert F. (October 23, 1938). "Penn Defeats Columbia; Lions Bow, 14 to 13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 30, 1938). "Cornell's Power Subdues Columbia Easily by 23-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 6, 1938). "Columbia Routs Virginia by 39-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Richardson, William D. (November 13, 1938). "Two Long Drives by Navy Overcome Columbia, 14-9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Daley, Arthur J. (November 20, 1938). "Syracuse Tops Columbia, 13-12; Kick Checks Lions". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ "Veteran Brown and Columbia Teams Clash At Providence This Morning". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Associated Press. November 24, 1938. p. 30. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Richardson, William D. (November 25, 1938). "Columbia Loses to Brown Despite Three Touchdowns in Last Ten Minutes". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 28.