1941 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1941 Columbia Lions football Ivy League Ivy 3–5 3–1 Lou Little 12th Baker Field The 1941 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented the Columbia University in the Ivy League during the 1941 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Lou Little, the team compiled a 3–5 record and was outscored by a combined total of 103 to 81.1941 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 7, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/columbia/1941-schedule.html The team was led by left halfback Paul Governali who was selected by the Associated Press as a second-team player on the 1941 All-Eastern football team.MacKinney and Peabody on A.P. Eastern Eleven The Boston Daily Globe December 5, 1941 28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36483061/mackinney_and_peabody_on_ap_eastern/ Newspapers.com Governali went on to win the Maxwell Award in 1942 and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Columbia was ranked at No. 42 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published The Courier-Journal Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 26, 1941 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Baker Field in Manhattan. Schedule 1941 AP y y y October 4 Brown Baker Field New York, NY W 13-6 10,000 Lions Score in 2d, 3d; Whip Brown, 13-6 New York Daily News John Ebinger October 5, 1941 37C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35774588/lions_score_in_2d_3d_whip_brown_136/ Newspapers.com October 11 at Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 21-0 30,000 Governali Leads Lions Over Princeton, 21-0 New York Daily News Joe Trimble October 12, 1941 92 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35774513/governali_leads_lions_over_princeton/ Newspapers.com October 18 Georgia<ncg> 20 Baker Field New York, NY L 3-7 27,000 Georgia's Sinkwich Beats Columbia, 7-3 New York Daily News Gene Ward October 19, 1941 82 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35774483/georgias_sinkwich_beats_columbia_73/ Newspapers.com October 25 at Army<ncg> Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 0-13 28,000 Army Wins, 13-0; Lion Passes Fail New York Daily News Jimmy Powers October 26, 1941 C36 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35768375/army_wins_130_lion_passes_fail/ Newspapers.com November 1 Cornell Baker Field New York, NY W 7-0 15,000 Lions Defeat Cornell, 7-0, On 54-yd Governali Run New York Daily News Joe Trimble November 2, 1941 86 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35768254/lions_defeat_cornell_70_on_54yd/ Newspapers.com November 8 at No. 19 Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 16-19 50,000 Penn Defeats Columbia, 19-16, In Wild Finish Before 50,000 The Philadelphia Inquirer Cy Peterman November 9, 1941 1S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35750250/penn_defeats_columbia_1916_in_wild/ Newspapers.com November 15 No. 7 Michigan<ncg> Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI L 0-28 35,000 Michigan Whips Columbia, 28-0: Attack Led by Westfall and Kuzma Detroit Free Press November 16, 1941 Sports 1–2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35768117/michigan_whips_columbia_280_attack/ Newspapers.com November 22 Colgate<ncg> Baker Field New York, NY L 21-30 23,000 Colgate Downs Columbia, 30-21 New York Daily News Hy Turkin November 23, 1941 90 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35750029/colgate_downs_columbia_3021/ Newspapers.com Rankings 1941 college football rankings AP 1 8 20 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football