1937 Columbia Lions football team

The 1937 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In his eighth season, head coach Lou Little led the team to a 2–5–2 record, though the Lions were only outscored 102 to 100 by opponents.[1]

1937 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Independent
1937 record	2–5–2
Head coach	Lou Little (8th season)
Captains	John Bateman Oscar Bonom
Home stadium	Baker Field

1937 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh			–					9	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Villanova			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Fordham			–					7	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Dartmouth			–					7	–	0	–	2
No. T–14 Holy Cross			–					8	–	0	–	2
St. Thomas (PA)			–					6	–	1	–	1
No. 12 Yale			–					6	–	1	–	1
Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	2	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	2	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	2	–	1
No. 12 Manhattan			–					6	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Duquesne			–					6	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	2	–	4
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	0
Princeton			–					4	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	5	–	2
Hofstra			–					2	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					2	–	5	–	1
Penn			–					2	–	5	–	1
La Salle			–					2	–	7	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					1	–	7	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Williams	Baker Field New York, NY	W 40–6	14,000	[2]
October 9	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 18–21	20,000	[3]
October 16	Penn	Baker Field New York, NY	W 26–6	28,000	[4]
October 23	Brown	Baker Field New York, NY	L 6–7	8,000	[5]
October 30	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 0–14	12,000	[6]
November 6	at Navy	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 6–13	20,000	[7]
November 13	Syracuse	Baker Field New York, NY	T 6–6	12,000	[8]
November 20	No. 9 Dartmouth	Baker Field New York, NY	L 0–27	22,000	[9]
November 27	Stanford	Baker Field New York, NY	T 0–0	20,000	[10]
Rankings from Coaches' 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. Kelley, Robert F. (October 3, 1937). "Columbia Eleven Defeats Williams". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. Daley, Arthur J. (October 10, 1937). "Army Triumphs over Columbia; Halts Lions, 21-18". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Daley, Arthur J. (October 17, 1937). "Luckman in Stellar Role as Columbia Scores, 26-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Richardson, William D. (October 24, 1937). "Brown Drive for 93 Yards Nips Columbia Eleven, 7-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Richardson, William D. (October 31, 1937). "Cornell Conquers Columbia by 14-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Nichols, Joseph C. (November 7, 1937). "Navy Eleven Tops Columbia by 13-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Effrat, Louis (November 14, 1937). "Brilliant Syracuse Lateral Ties Columbia Eleven, 6-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Danzig, Allison (November 21, 1937). "M'Leod Leads Way as Green's Eleven Stops Lions, 27-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Effrat, Louis (November 28, 1937). "Thrilling Scoreless Draw Played by Columbia Team". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.