1948 Columbia Lions football team

The 1948 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1948 college football season.

1948 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Independent
1948 record	4–5
Head coach	Lou Little (19th season)
Home stadium	Baker Field

1948 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Army			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 19 Cornell			–					8	–	1	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	1	–	1
Buffalo			–					6	–	1	–	1
Villanova			–					8	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					7	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	2	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	3	–	1
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
Princeton			–					4	–	4	–	0
Columbia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Yale			–					4	–	5	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	6	–	0
Fordham			–					3	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					3	–	6	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	6	–	1
Duquesne			–					2	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
Hofstra			–					0	–	6	–	2
Syracuse			–					1	–	8	–	0
Drexel			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

In their 19th season under head coach Lou Little, the Lions compiled a 4–5 record, but outscored their opponents 194 to 177. Team captains were chosen on a game-by-game basis, and included, in schedule order, Gene Shekitka, Henry Briggs, Charles Klemovich, Lou Kusserow, Gene Rossides, John Nork, Joe Jaras, Bill Olson and Clyde Hampton.[1]

Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Rutgers	Baker Field New York, NY	W 27–6	28,000	[2]
October 2	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 24–33	20,000	[3]
October 9	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 34–28	55,000	[4]
October 16	No. 8 Penn	Baker Field New York, NY	L 14–20	35,000	[5]
October 23	Princeton	Baker Field New York, NY	L 14–16	30,000	[6]
October 30	Cornell	Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry)	L 13–20	35,000	[7]
November 6	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 21–26	16,000	[8]
November 13	Navy	Baker Field New York, NY	W 13–0	35,000	[9]
November 20	Syracuse	Baker Field New York, NY	W 34–28	20,000	[10]
Homecoming 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. Werden, Lincoln A. (September 26, 1948). "Columbia Scores over Rutgers, 27-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. Danzig, Allison (October 3, 1948). "Harvard Beats Columbia, 33-24; Lions Are Baffled". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Effrat, Louis (October 10, 1948). "Columbia Tops Yale, 34-28; Kusserow Lion Ace". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Effrat, Louis (October 17, 1948). "Penn Pass in Final 32 Seconds Beats Columbia, 20-14; Quakers in Front". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 26, 1948). "Late Princeton Field Goal Defeats Columbia, 16-14; Reichel's Aim True". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 31, 1948). "Cornell Tops Columbia, 20-13; Big Red in Front". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. McGowen, Roscoe (November 7, 1948). "Dartmouth Trips Columbia in Hanover Thriller, 26-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 14, 1948). "Columbia Scuttles Navy on Two Big Drives by 13-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Effrat, Louis (November 21, 1948). "Columbia Halts Syracuse; Lions Score, 34-28". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.