1971 Columbia Lions football team
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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 6–3 (5–2 Ivy) |
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Home stadium | Baker Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Columbia finished third in the Ivy League.
In their fourth season under head coach Frank Navarro, the Lions compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 166 to 136. John Sefcik and Charles Johnson were the team captains.[1]
The Lions' 5–2 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. Columbia outscored Ivy opponents 149 to 117.[2]
Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 25 | at Lafayette* | L 0–3 | 6,000–9,000 | [3][4] | |||
October 2 | Princeton |
| W 22–20 | 10,037 | [5] | ||
October 9 | at Harvard | L 19–21 | 13,500 | [6] | |||
October 16 | Yale![]() |
| W 15–14 | 18,530 | [7] | ||
October 23 | at Rutgers* | W 17–16 | 12,000 | [8] | |||
October 30 | at Cornell | L 21–24 | 23,000 | [9] | |||
November 6 | Dartmouth |
| W 31–29 | 18,319 | [10] | ||
November 13 | Penn |
| W 17–3 | 10,034 | [11] | ||
November 20 | at Brown | W 24–6 | 7,200 | [12] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 215. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 25. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ McGowen, Deane (September 26, 1971). "Lafayette Beats Columbia, 3 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lafayette)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 3, 1971). "Columbia Defeats Princeton First Time Since 1945; a 22-20 Triumph". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 10, 1971). "Harvard Tops Columbia, 21-19; Conversions Beat Lions". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Strauss, Michael (October 17, 1971). "Columbia Wins on Gamble for 2 Points at End, 15-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Fox, Larry (October 24, 1971). "Linebacker Saves Lions, 17-16". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 152 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (October 31, 1971). "Marinaro Breaks Record as Cornell Wins, 24-21; Columbia Foiled". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Koppett, Leonard (November 7, 1971). "Columbia Beats Dartmouth, 31-29, on Field Goal; Kaliades Is Hero". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Durso, Joseph (November 14, 1971). "Columbia Triumphs, 17-3; Penn Drops Sixth in Row". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 21, 1971). "Columbia Rally Tops Brown, 24-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.