1939 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1939 Columbia Lions football Independent 2–4–2 Lou Little 10th Frank J. Stulgaitis Baker Field The 1939 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In his tenth season, head coach Lou Little led the team to a 2–4–2 record, and the Lions were outscored 88 to 72 by opponents.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 was ranked at No. 41 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth E. E. Litkenhous Johnson City Sunday Press December 31, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan. Schedule y y 1939 AP October 7 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 7-10 30,000 Yale Beats Columbia, 10-7; Elis Check Rally Robert F. Kelley October 8, 1939 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 14 Army Baker Field New York, NY T 6-6 27,000 Army Ties Columbia, 6-6; Lions Count First Arthur J. Daley October 15, 1939 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 21 Princeton Baker Field New York, NY L 7-14 30,000 Princeton Beats Columbia; Lions Bow by 14-7 Robert F. Kelley October 22, 1939 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y.Princeton 'Airs' Columbia, 14-7 New York Daily News Hy Turkin October 22, 1939 89 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122162055/princeton-airs-columbia-14-7/ Newspapers.com October 28 Virginia Military Baker Field New York, NY W 26-7 12,000 Columbia Defeats V.M.I. by 26 to 7 Roscoe McGowen October 29, 1939 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 4 @ #3 Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 7-13 15,000 Cornell Gridders Get Day of Rest After Taking Lions The Ithaca Journal November 6, 1939 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98955600/cornell-gridders-get-day-of-rest-after/ Newspapers.comBlocking of Kick Enables Cornell to Triumph, 13-7 William D. Richardson November 5, 1939 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 11 @ Navy Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD W 19-13 17,300 Columbia Passes Down Navy, 19-13 William D. Richardson November 12, 1939 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 18 #6 Tulane Baker Field New York, NY L 0-25 25,000 Powerful Tulane Conquers Game Columbia Team, 25-0 Arthur J. Daley November 19, 1939 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 25 Colgate Baker Field New York, NY T 0-0 20,000 Columbia Engages in Scoreless Draw Louis Effrat November 26, 1939 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football