1974 Columbia Lions football team

The 1974 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.

1974 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
1974 record1–8 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coachWilliam Campbell (1st season)
Captains
  • Dick Cummings
  • Mike Telep
Home stadiumBaker Field
1974 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Harvard + 6 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Yale + 6 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Penn 4 –2 –1  6 –2 –1
Brown 4 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Dartmouth 3 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Princeton 3 –4 –0  4 –4 –1
Cornell 1 –5 –1  3 –5 –1
Columbia 0 –7 –0  1 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

In their first season under head coach William Campbell, the Lions compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored 258 to 81. Dick Cummings and Mike Telep were the team captains.[1]

The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 210 to 43 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Lafayette*
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 0–15 3,491 [3]
October 5 at Princeton
L 13–40 13,000 [4]
October 12 Harvard
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 6–34 13,050 [5]
October 19 at Yale
L 2–42 13,152 [6]
October 26 Bucknell*
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 38–33 3,227 [7]
November 2 Cornell
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY (rivalry)
L 0–24 5,180 [8]
November 9 at Dartmouth
L 0–21 10,100 [9]
November 16 at Penn
L 3–21 8,259 [10]
November 23 Brown
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 19–28 4,245 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
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References
  1. "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 216. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Harvin, Al (September 29, 1974). "Columbia Loses to Lafayette". New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. Cady, Steve (October 6, 1974). "Princeton Trounces Columbia". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. White, Gordon S., Jr. (October 13, 1974). "Harvard, Yale and Princeton Victors; Former Stars See Lions Lose, 34-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. Keese, Parton (October 20, 1974). "Yale and Dartmouth Triumph; Bulldogs Set Back Columbia, 42-2". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. Rogers, Thomas (October 27, 1974). "Columbia's Lions Finally Roar". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. Rogers, Thomas (November 3, 1974). "Columbia Bows; Lions Are Trounced by Cornell, 24-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. Keese, Parton (November 10, 1974). "Columbia Bows; Dartmouth Defeats Lions by 21-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  10. Dell, John (November 17, 1974). "Fans Boo Penn to Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Harvin, Al (November 17, 1974). "Columbia Is Beaten; Brown 28-19 Victor as Beatrice Stars". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
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