1971 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1971 Columbia Lions football Ivy League Ivy 6–3 5–2 Frank Navarro 4th Charles Johnson John Sefcik Baker Field The 1971 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Columbia finished third in the Ivy League. In their fourth season under head coach Frank Navarro, the Lions compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 166 to 136. John Sefcik and Charles Johnson were the team captains.Columbia Football 2019 Record Book Columbia University New York, N.Y. June 15, 2020 215 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 Lions' 5–2 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. Columbia outscored Ivy opponents 149 to 117.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 25 Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City. Schedule y y AP 1971 September 25 @ Lafayette<ncg> Fisher Field Easton, PA L 0 3 6,000–9,000 Lafayette Beats Columbia, 3 to 0 Deane McGowen The New York Times New York, N.Y. September 26, 1971 S1 Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lafayette) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/342/stats/12713 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 16, 2024 October 2 Princeton Baker Field New York, NY W 22 20 10,037 Columbia Defeats Princeton First Time Since 1945; a 22-20 Triumph Lincoln A. Werden The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 3, 1971 S1 October 9 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 19 21 13,500 Harvard Tops Columbia, 21-19; Conversions Beat Lions Lincoln A. Werden The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 10, 1971 S1 October 16 Yale<hc> Baker Field New York, NY W 15 14 18,530 Columbia Wins on Gamble for 2 Points at End, 15-14 Michael Strauss The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 17, 1971 S1 October 23 @ Rutgers<ncg> Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 17 16 12,000 Linebacker Saves Lions, 17-16 Larry Fox October 24, 1971 152 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55895527/1971-columbia-rutgers October 30 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 21 24 23,000 Marinaro Breaks Record as Cornell Wins, 24-21; Columbia Foiled Gordon S. Jr. White The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 31, 1971 S1 November 6 Dartmouth Baker Field New York, NY W 31 29 18,319 Columbia Beats Dartmouth, 31-29, on Field Goal; Kaliades Is Hero Leonard Koppett The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 7, 1971 S1 November 13 Penn Baker Field New York, NY W 17 3 10,034 Columbia Triumphs, 17-3; Penn Drops Sixth in Row Joseph Durso The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 14, 1971 S1 November 20 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 24 6 7,200 Columbia Rally Tops Brown, 24-6 Lincoln A. Werden The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 21, 1971 S1 References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football