1921 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1921 Columbia Lions football Independent 2–6 Frank "Buck" O'Neill 2nd Francis Kessler Scovil South Field, Polo Grounds The 1921 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1918 college football season. In his second season, head coach Frank "Buck" O'Neill led the team to a 2–6 record, with the Lions outscored 148 to 82 by opponents.Columbia Football 2019 Record Book Columbia University New York, N.Y. June 15, 2020 212 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 most of its home games on South Field, part of the university's campus in Morningside Heights in Upper Manhattan. Schedule y y October 1 1921 Amherst Lord Jeffs Amherst South Field New York, NY L 7-9 5,000 Amherst Defeats Columbia, 9 to 7 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 2, 1921 S4 October 8 1921 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan South Field New York, NY W 14-3 October 15 NYU South Field New York, NY W 19-0 12,000 Columbia Soundly Thrashes Violet The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 16, 1921 S1 October 22 @ Dartmouth Hanover, NH L 7-31 6,000 Dartmouth Downs Columbia, 31 to 7 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 23, 1921 S1 October 29 1921 Williams Ephs Williams South Field New York, NY L 0-20 November 5 Cornell Polo Grounds New York, NY (rivalry) L 7-41 20,000 Columbia Yields to Cornell Power The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 6, 1921 S1 November 12 Ohio South Field New York, NY L 21-23 November 24 Colgate South Field New York, NY L 14-21 thumb|left|upright=1.7|Amherst College at Columbia University football (October 1, 1921) References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football