1946 Columbia Lions football team

1946 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–3 (2–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumBaker Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Ivy Group football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Yale 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Harvard 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Penn 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Cornell 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Columbia 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Brown 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Dartmouth 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented the Columbia University in the Ivy League during the 1946 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Lou Little, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 222 to 176.[1]

Columbia was ranked at No. 36 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Rutgers*
W 13–7 23,000 [3]
October 5Navy*
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 23–14 35,000 [4]
October 12at No. 15 YaleNo. 11
W 28–2065,000[5]
October 19at No. 1 Army*No. 11
L 14–4825,500[6]
October 26at Dartmouth
W 33–13 13,000 [7]
November 2Cornell
L 0–1235,000[8]
November 9 No. 9 Penn
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 6–4135,000[9]
November 16Lafayette*
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 46–0 12,000 [10]
November 23Syracuse*
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 59–21 30,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1946 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
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References

  1. ^ "1946 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Turkin, Hy (September 29, 1946). "Lions Edge Rutgers, 13-7; Cestary Scores Twice". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C47 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Turkin, Hy (October 6, 1946). "Columbia Upsets Navy, 23-14, in Last Period". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C45 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ward, Gene (October 13, 1946). "Lion Rally Trims Yale, 28-20". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 46C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Ward, Gene (October 20, 1946). "Army Cracks Lions, 48-14; Doc Scores 4". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 46C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Turkin, Hy (October 27, 1946). "Lion Aerials Rout Green, 33-13". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Young, Dick (November 3, 1946). "Big Red Upsets Lions Via Air Route, 12-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 94 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Trimble, Joe (November 10, 1946). "Penn Whips Lions, 41-6; Allen Romps to 3 TD". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ McCulley, Jim (November 17, 1946). "Lions Thrash Lafayette, 46-0, as Subs Run Wild". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C47 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Ward, Gene (November 24, 1946). "Lions Smash Syracuse by Record 59-21 Score". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.