1890 Columbia football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1890 Columbia football Independent 1–6–1 None A. C. Gildersleeve Brotherhood Park The 1890 Columbia football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1890 college football season. The team compiled a 1–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 199 to 46. The team had no coach. A. C. Gildersleeve served as team captain. Columbia played home games at Brotherhood Park in Manhattan. Schedule October 4 l y Orange Athletic Club Orange Oval Orange, NJ 0–21 Columbia Wins The Boston Globe October 5, 1890 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29379200/columbia_wins/ Newspapers.com October 18 3:00 p.m. l 1890 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan Brotherhood Park New York, NY 0–4 Wesleyan Defeats Columbia The New York Times October 19, 1890 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29379474/wesleyan_defeats_columbia/ Newspapers.com October 22 l Penn Brotherhood Park New York, NY 0–18 The Columbias Beaten: A Great Victory for the Wearers of the Red and Blue The Times (Philadelphia) October 23, 1890 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16871505/the_columbias_beaten_a_great_victory/ Newspapers.com October 30 3:30 p.m. w 1890 Fordham Fordham Brotherhood Park New York, NY rivalry 40–0 Victory For The Blue And White.—Columbia Was Too Strong for the St. John's College Boys https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-herald/199843333/ The Sun New York, New York October 31, 1890 4 June 18, 2026 Newspapers.com November 1 3:30 p.m. l y Crescent Athletic Club Crescent Club grounds Brooklyn, NY 0–29 Goals and Touchdowns: Crescents Defeat Columbia College at Foot Ball The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 2, 1890 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51425685/goals-and-touchdowns/ Newspapers.com November 4 l Princeton Berkeley Oval New York, NY 0–85 1,000 The "Black and Orange" to the Front: Princeton Outkicks the Columbia Boys by a Score of 85 to 0 The Sun (New York) November 5, 1890 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16486193/the_black_and_orange_to_the_front/ Newspapers.com November 15 4:10 p.m. t Rutgers Brotherhood Park New York, NY 6–6 A Game Played To A Tie https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times/199843887/ The New-York Times New York, New York November 16, 1890 3 June 18, 2026 Newspapers.com November 22 l y Cornell Percy Field Ithaca, NY rivalry 0–36 Cornell Defeats Columbia https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times/199843887/ The New-York Times New York, New York November 16, 1890 3 June 18, 2026 Newspapers.com 1890 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/columbia/1890-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference June 18, 2026 Columbia Football 2025 Record Book https://gocolumbialions.com/documents/2025/8/4/2025_FB_Record_Book.pdf Columbia University 161 June 18, 2026 References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia football