1954 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1954 Columbia Lions football Ivy League Ivy 1–8 1–5 Lou Little 25th Neil Opdyke Baker Field The 1954 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1954 college football season. In their 25th season under head coach Lou Little, the Lions compiled a 1–8 record, and were outscored 306 to 71. Neil Opdyke was the team captain.Columbia Football 2019 Record Book Columbia University New York, N.Y. June 15, 2020 213 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 Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City. Schedule y y y AP 1954 September 25 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 7 18 10,000 Columbia Loses; Brown Tames Lion Lincoln A. Werden September 26, 1954 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 2 Princeton Baker Field New York, NY L 20 54 18,000 Columbia Routed by Tigers, 54-20 Joseph M. Sheehan October 3, 1954 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 9 Yale Baker Field New York, NY L 7 13 18,000 Yale Beats Columbia, 13-7; Elis Notch No. 3 Louis Effrat October 10, 1954 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 16 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 7 6 13,500 Columbia Beats Harvard, 7-6 Louis Effrat October 17, 1954 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 23 No. 8 Army<hc> Baker Field New York, NY L 12 67 30,000 Army Routs Columbia, 67-12; Cadets Run Hard Allison Danzig October 24, 1954 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 30 Cornell Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry) L 0 26 8,500 Cornell Crushes Columbia, 26 to 0 Louis Effrat October 31, 1954 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 6 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 0 26 9,000 Meek Lions Zipped Again by Merry Indians, 26-0 Dana Mozley November 7, 1954 101 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67823882/1954-columbia-dartmouth/ November 13 @ #10 Navy Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD L 6 51 11,000 Navy Crushes Columbia, 51-6; Middies Set Mark Joseph C. Nichols November 14, 1954 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 20 Rutgers Baker Field New York, NY L 12 45 9,000 Rutgers Overpowers Lions in Baker Field Finale, 45-12 William J. Briordy November 21, 1954 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football