1970 Columbia Lions football team

The 1970 Columbia Lions football team represented Columbia University in the 1970 college football season.[1] They were led by Third 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 3–6, 1–6 in Ivy League play to finish a tie for Sixth place.

1970 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
1970 record	3–6 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Frank Navarro (3rd season)
Home stadium	Wien Stadium

1970 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Dartmouth $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Penn	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Brown	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Lafayette*	Baker Field New York, NY	W 23-9	5,079	[2]
October 3	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 22-24	12,000	[3]
October 10	Harvard	Baker Field New York, NY	W 28-21	11,428	[4]
October 17	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 15-32	21,634	[5]
October 24	Rutgers*	Baker Field New York, NY	W 30-14	16,713	[6]
October 31	Cornell	Baker Field New York, NY	L 14-31	15,928	[7]
November 7	at No. 17 Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 0-55	12,850	[8]
November 14	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 14-21	37,035	[9]
November 21	Brown	Baker Field New York, NY	L 12-17	9,035	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1970 Columbia Lions football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Bill Flynn Jr WR 21 John Ryan So OE 91 George Starke Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 62 Dave Gallagher Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Frank Navarro Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1970 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
2. Werden, Lincoln A. (September 27, 1970). "Columbia Downs Lafayette, 23-9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 4, 1970). "Princeton Tops Columbia, 24-22". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 11, 1970). "Columbia Halts Harvard, 28 to 21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 18, 1970). "Yale Defeats Columbia; Elis Win, 32 to 15". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. "Columbia Trounces Rutgers by 30-14 as Jackson Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 25, 1970. p. S1.
7. "Columbia Loses to Cornell, 31-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 1, 1970. p. S1.
8. McGowen, Deane (November 8, 1970). "Dartmouth Routs Columbia, 55-0; Ivy Mark Broken". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 15, 1970). "Penn Triumphs over Columbia; Late Score Wins, 21-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Foley, Red (November 22, 1970). "Brown Edges Inept Lions, 17-12". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 159 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "1970 Football Schedule". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2019.