1968 Columbia Lions football team
The 1968 Columbia Lions football team represented Columbia University in the 1968 college football season.[1] They were led by First year head coach Frank Navarro and played their home games at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 2–7, 2–5 in Ivy League play to finish a Fifth place.
| 1968 Columbia Lions football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| 1968 record | 2–7 (2–5 Ivy) |
| Head coach | Frank Navarro (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Wien Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Lafayette* | L 14-36 | 7,441 | [2] | |
| October 5 | at Princeton | L 16-44 | 12,000 | [3] | |
| October 12 | Harvard |
| L 14-21 | 17,182 | [4] |
| October 19 | at Yale | L 7-29 | 17,724 | [5] | |
| October 26 | Rutgers* |
| L 17-28 | 10,968 | [6] |
| November 2 | Cornell |
| W 34-25 | 14,377 | [7] |
| November 9 | at Dartmouth |
| L 19-31 | [8] | |
| November 16 | at Penn |
| L 7-13 | 10,366 | [9] |
| November 23 | Brown |
| W 46-20 | [10] | |
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References
- "1968 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Werden, Lincoln A. (September 29, 1968). "Lafayette Routs Columbia, 36 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Adams, Frank S. (October 6, 1968). "Princeton Downs Columbia, 44-16, with a Late Rally". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Wallace, William N. (October 13, 1968). "Harvard Topples Columbia, 21 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Eskenazi, Gerald (October 20, 1968). "Yale Tops Columbia, 29-7, for 12th Triumph in Row". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Eskenazi, Gerald (October 27, 1968). "Rutgers Defeats Columbia, 28 to 17". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Koppett, Leonard (November 3, 1968). "Columbia Downs Cornell as Domres Excels, 34-25". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- McGowen, Deane (November 10, 1968). "Columbia Bows, 31 to 19". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Amdur, Neil (November 17, 1968). "Penn Sets Back Columbia, 13 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Koppett, Leonard (November 24, 1968). "Columbia Crushes Brown on Domres Aerials, 46-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- "1968 Football Schedule". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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