1954 Columbia Lions football team

The 1954 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1954 college football season.

1954 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
1954 record1–8
Head coachLou Little (25th season)
CaptainNeil Opdyke
Home stadiumBaker Field
1954 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Carnegie Tech   –    7 –0 –1
Boston College   –    8 –1 –0
Boston University   –    7 –2 –0
No. 20 Penn State   –    7 –2 –0
Tufts   –    6 –2 –0
Brown   –    6 –2 –1
Drexel   –    5 –2 –0
Colgate   –    5 –2 –2
Princeton   –    5 –3 –1
Yale   –    5 –3 –1
Cornell   –    5 –4 –0
Harvard   –    4 –3 –1
Syracuse   –    4 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –    4 –5 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –    3 –5 –0
Temple   –    3 –5 –0
Dartmouth   –    3 –6 –0
Holy Cross   –    3 –7 –0
Buffalo   –    2 –7 –0
Fordham   –    1 –7 –1
Columbia   –    1 –8 –0
Villanova   –    1 –9 –0
Penn   –    0 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

In their 25th season under head coach Lou Little, the Lions compiled a 1–8 record, and were outscored 306 to 71. Neil Opdyke was the team captain.[1]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 at Brown
L 7–18 10,000 [2]
October 2 Princeton
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 20–54 18,000 [3]
October 9 Yale
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 7–13 18,000 [4]
October 16 at Harvard
W 7–6 13,500 [5]
October 23 Army
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 12–67 30,000 [6]
October 30 Cornell
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY (rivalry)
L 0–26 8,500 [7]
November 6 at Dartmouth
L 0–26 [1]
November 13 at No. 10 Navy
L 6–51 11,000 [8]
November 20 Rutgers
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 12–45 9,000 [9]
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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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, 1954). "Columbia Loses; Brown Tames Lion". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 3, 1954). "Columbia Routed by Tigers, 54-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. Effrat, Louis (October 10, 1954). "Yale Beats Columbia, 13-7; Elis Notch No. 3". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. Effrat, Louis (October 17, 1954). "Columbia Beats Harvard, 7-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. Danzig, Allison (October 24, 1954). "Army Routs Columbia, 67-12; Cadets Run Hard". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. Effrat, Louis (October 31, 1954). "Cornell Crushes Columbia, 26 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. Nichols, Joseph C. (November 14, 1954). "Navy Crushes Columbia, 51-6; Middies Set Mark". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. Briordy, William J. (November 21, 1954). "Rutgers Overpowers Lions in Baker Field Finale, 45-12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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