1955 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1955 Columbia Lions football Ivy League Ivy 1–8 1–5 Lou Little 26th Manfredo Bucci Baker Field The 1955 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In their 26th season under head coach Lou Little, the Lions compiled a 1–8 record, and were outscored 251 to 74. Manfredo Bucci 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 This would be Columbia's final year as a football independent, as the Ivy League, which Columbia had helped co-found in 1954, began football competition in 1956. Six of the nine opponents on Columbia's 1955 schedule were Ivy League members (with Penn the only Ivy not scheduled); for decades, (future) Ivy members had comprised a large portion of Columbia's opponents. Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City. Schedule y y y AP 1955 September 24 Brown Baker Field New York, NY W 14 12 8,000 Lions Top Brown; Columbia Rallies for 14-to-12 Victory in Opening Game Allison Danzig September 24, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 1 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 7 20 15,500 Tigers Vanquish Columbia on Second-Half Drive, 20-7 Joseph M. Sheehan October 2, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 8 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 14 46 15,000 Yale Crushes Columbia, 46-14; M'Gill Is Eli Ace Joseph M. Sheehan October 9, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 15 Harvard<hc> Baker Field New York, NY L 7 21 15,000 Crimson Subdues Columbia, 21 to 7 Louis Effrat October 16, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 22 @ Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 0 45 22,500 Cadets' Power on Ground Crushes Columbia, 45 to 0 Lincoln A. Werden October 23, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 29 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 19 34 14,000 Roberson Ace as Big Red Crushes Columbia, 34-19 Michael Strauss October 30, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 5 Dartmouth Baker Field New York, NY L 7 14 10,000 Dartmouth Rallies in Mud to Down Columbia, 14 to 7 Lincoln A. Werden November 6, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 12 #13 Navy Baker Field New York, NY L 0 47 28,000 Navy Routs Columbia, 47-0; Record by Welsh Louis Effrat November 13, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 19 Rutgers Baker Field New York, NY L 6 12 3,000 Rutgers PIns 8th Setback on Lions in Finale, 12 to 6 Michael Strauss November 20, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football