1915 Columbia Lions football team

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1915 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–0
Head coach
CaptainF. M. Simonds Jr.
Home stadiumSouth Field
Seasons
← 1905
1916 →
1915 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cornell   –   9 – 0 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   8 – 0 – 0
Columbia   –   5 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   8 – 1 – 0
Carnegie Tech
   –   7 – 1 – 0
Rutgers   –   7 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 1 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   8 – 1 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 1 – 0
Syracuse   –   9 – 1 – 2
Dartmouth   –   7 – 1 – 1
Tufts   –   5 – 1 – 2
Penn State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Lafayette   –   8 – 3 – 0
Princeton   –   6 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   6 – 2 – 0
Temple
   –   3 – 1 – 1
Geneva   –   6 – 3 – 0
Wesleyan
   –   6 – 3 – 0
Allegheny
   –   5 – 3 – 0
Swarthmore   –   5 – 3 – 0
Army   –   5 – 3 – 1
Lehigh   –   6 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 2 – 2
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 1
Fordham   –   4 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   4 – 4 – 1
Middlebury
   –   3 – 4 – 2
Muhlenberg   –   4 – 5 – 0
Yale   –   4 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   3 – 4 – 0
Penn   –   3 – 5 – 2
WPI   –   3 – 5 – 1
Buffalo   –   3 – 5 – 0
Carlisle   –   3 – 6 – 2
Rhode Island State   –   3 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire   –   3 – 6 – 1
Gettysburg
   –   3 – 6 – 0
Rochester
   –   3 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 6 – 3
Vermont   –   1 – 4 – 2
Williams   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1915 Columbia Lions football team was an

Morningside Heights in Upper Manhattan, with temporary grandstands to accommodate spectators.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 23
St. Lawrence
W 57–0 5,000 [3]
November 2 Stevens
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
W 15–6 7,000 [4]
November 6 Connecticut
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
W 17–6 [5]
November 20 NYU
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
W 19–16 7,000 [6]
November 25
Wesleyan
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
W 18–0 8,000 [7]

References

  1. ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 211. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Columbia Stadium Rumor Revived". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 28, 1915. p. 12.
  3. ^ "Columbia's First Game a Hummer". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 24, 1915. p. S2.
  4. ^ "Columbia Eleven Defeats Stevens". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 3, 1915. p. 12.
  5. ^ "Columbia's Third Victory in Football". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 7, 1915. p. S2.
  6. ^ "Miller's Drop Kick Wins for Columbia". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 21, 1915. p. S2.
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