1956 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1956 Columbia Lions football Ivy League Ivy 3–6 2–5 Lou Little 27th Arthur Wilson Baker Field The 1956 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1956 college football season. In their 27th and final season under head coach Lou Little, the Lions compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 237 to 94. Arthur Wilson was the team captain.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' 2–5 conference record tied for sixth place in the Ivy League.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 22 This was the first season of formal play for the league, although the Lions' previous independent schedules, dating back to the 19th century, often featured future Ivy opponents. Six of the seven Ivy matchups on Columbia's 1956 schedule had been present on the 1955 slate, as well (as had the two remaining non-Ivy fixtures, Army and Rutgers). Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City. Schedule y y y AP 1956 September 29 Brown Baker Field New York, NY L 0 20 12,000 Bruins Register in Ivy Opener, 20-0 William J. Briordy September 30, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 6 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 0 39 16,000 Benham of Columbia Hurt as Tigers Rout Lions, 39-0 Michael Strauss October 7, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 13 Yale<hc> Baker Field New York, NY L 19 33 22,000 Elis Top Columbia; Yale Pressed in 33-19 Victory as Benham Sparks Lions Louis Effrat October 14, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 20 Harvard Baker Field New York, NY W 26 20 15,000 Columbia Tops Harvard, 26-20; Benham Is Star Roscoe McGowen October 21, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 27 Army<ncg> Baker Field New York, NY L 0 60 20,000 Cadets Conquer Columbia in Finale of Series, 60-0 Louis Effrat October 28, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 3 Cornell Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry) W 25 19 12,000 Lions Beat Cornell, 25-19, on Benham Aerials, Runs Allison Danzig November 4, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 10 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 0 14 9,000 Dartmouth Beats Columbia, 14 to 0 Lincoln A. Werden November 11, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 17 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 6 20 11,200 Riepl Frolics as Penn Wins Leo Riordan November 18, 1956 S1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67992455/1956-columbia-penn/ November 24 @ Rutgers<ncg> Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 18 12 9,000 Lions Down Rutgers, 18-12, on Benham's Scoring Pass Lincoln A. Werden November 25, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football