1917 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1917 Columbia Lions football Independent 2–4 T. Nelson Metcalf 3rd D. A. Cochran South Field The 1917 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1917 college football season. In his third and final season as head coach, T. Nelson Metcalf led the team to a 2–4 record, though the Lions outscored opponents 110 to 38.Columbia Football 2019 Record Book August 19, 2019 Columbia University New York, N.Y. June 15, 2020 211 https://issuu.com/columbiaathletics/docs/2019_columbia_football_record_book June 26, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200626164103/https://issuu.com/columbiaathletics/docs/2019_columbia_football_record_book dead The team played its home games on South Field, part of the university's campus in Morningside Heights in Upper Manhattan. Schedule y y October 20 1917 Union Garnet Union (NY) South Field New York, NY W 21-0 October 27 Williams South Field New York, NY L 6-9 Columbia Topples Before Williams The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 28, 1917 E6 November 3 1917 Amherst Amherst South Field New York, NY L 6-14 November 10 1917 Hobart Statesmen Hobart South Field New York, NY W 70-0 Columbia Rolls Up a Huge Score The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 11, 1917 E6https://hwsathletics.com/sports/football/schedule/1917 1917 Hobart Football Schedule http://mexicosportscollectibles.com/1917.html 1917 November 17 1917 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan South Field New York, NY L 0-6 8,000 Field Goals Prove Columbia's Undoing The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 18, 1917 E6https://athletics.wesleyan.edu/sports/football/schedule/1917 1917 Football Schedule http://mexicosportscollectibles.com/1917.html 1917 November 24 NYU South Field New York, NY L 7-9 Columbia Eleven Beaten by N.Y.U. The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 25, 1917 E5 References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football