1916 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1916 Columbia Lions football Independent 1–5–2 T. Nelson Metcalf 2nd J. A. Healy South Field The 1916 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1916 college football season. In their second year after a ten-year hiatus and second year with head coach T. Nelson Metcalf, the Lions followed their undefeated 1915 season with a 1–5–2 campaign, and were outscored 13 to 81 by opponents.Columbia Football 2019 Record Book 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 7 1916 Hamilton Continentals Hamilton South Field New York, NY L 7-14 October 14 Vermont South Field New York, NY W 6-0 Columbia Downs Vermont on Pass The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 15, 1916 S2 October 21 1916 Union Garnet Union (NY) South Field New York, NY L 0-3 October 28 1916 Williams Ephs Williams South Field New York, NY T 0-0 6,000 Columbia Manages to Stand Off Foe The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 29, 1916 S2 November 7 1916 Stevens Stevens South Field New York, NY T 0-0 6,000 Columbia Is Held to Scoreless Tie The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 8, 1916 10 November 11 Swarthmore South Field New York, NY L 0-18 November 18 1916 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan South Field New York, NY L 0 40 November 28 NYU South Field New York, NY L 0-6 5,000 Touchdown Gives Victory to N.Y.U. The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 26, 1916 S3 References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football