1920 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1920 Columbia Lions football Independent 4–4 Frank "Buck" O'Neill 1st John F. Kienninger South Field, Polo Grounds The 1920 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In his first season, head coach Frank "Buck" O'Neill led the team to a 4–4 record, but the Lions were outscored 141 to 75 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 games on South Field, part of the university's campus in Morningside Heights in Upper Manhattan. Schedule y y October 2 1920 Trinity Bantams Trinity (CT) South Field New York, NY W 21-0 8,000 Columbia Crushes Trinity in Opener The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 3, 1920 23 October 9 NYU South Field New York, NY W 14-7 12,000–14,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69494726/recovery-of-fumble-enables-columbia/ New York Herald Recovery of fumble enables Columbia triumph over N.Y.U. in hard fought gridiron tussle, by 14 to 7 October 10, 1920 February 6, 2021 Newspapers.com Columbia Trounces N. Y. U. Eleven, 14-7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97879915/the-new-york-times/ The New York Times New York, New York October 10, 1920 120 March 18, 2022 Newspapers.com October 16 1920 Amherst Amherst South Field New York, NY W 20-7 8,000 Columbia Eleven Keeps on Winning The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 17, 1920 RE2 October 23 1920 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan South Field New York, NY L 0-10 9,000 Wesleyan Bantams Wallop Columbia The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 24, 1920 RE2 October 30 Williams South Field New York, NY W 20-14 November 6 1920 Swarthmore Garnet Tide Swarthmore South Field New York, NY L 7-21 November 13 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 7-34 15,000 Columbia Eleven Loses to Cornell, 34 to 7 New York Tribune November 14, 1920 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120872351/columbia-eleven-loses-to-cornell-34-to/ Newspapers.com November 20 Penn Polo Grounds New York, NY L 7-27 28,000 Columbia Soundly Trounced by Penn The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 21, 1920 RE1 References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football