1975 Columbia Lions football team

1975 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	2–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Bill Campbell (2nd season)
Captains	Mike Delaney Mike Yeager
Home stadium	Baker Field
Seasons ←  1974 1976  →

1975 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Brown	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Yale	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Penn	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Columbia	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Cornell	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1975 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Columbia tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In their second season under head coach Bill Campbell, the Lions compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored 261 to 151. Mike Delaney and Mike Yeager were the team captains. ^[1]

The Lions' 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 210 to 144 by Ivy opponents. ^[2]

Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Lafayette *	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 7–10	5,000	[3]
October 4	Princeton	Baker Field New York, NY	L 7–27	6,215	[4]
October 11	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 30–35	11,000	[5]
October 18	Yale	Baker Field New York, NY	L 7–34	3,900	[6]
October 25	at Rutgers *	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 0–41	7,000	[7]
November 1	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 42–19	11,000	[8]
November 8	Dartmouth	Baker Field New York, NY	L 17–22	5,165	[9]
November 15	Penn	Baker Field New York, NY	W 28–25	4,125	[10]
November 22	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 13–48	8,150	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 215. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Harvin, Al (September 28, 1975). "Lafayette Beats Columbia; 7 Lion Turnovers Lead to 10-7 Loss". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Rogers, Thomas (October 5, 1975). "Princeton and Brown Victors; Columbia Set Back by Tigers, 27-7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Rogers, Thomas (October 12, 1975). "Columbia Edged by Harvard; Crimson Withstands Lion Rally, 35-30". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Harvin, Al (October 19, 1975). "Yale Overwhelms Columbia by 34-7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Harvin, Al (October 26, 1975). "Columbia Routed; Lions Fall, 41-0, to Rutgers". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S8.
8. Harvin, Al (November 2, 1975). "Columbia Trounces Cornell, 42 to 19". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S6.
9. McGowen, Deane (November 9, 1975). "Dartmouth Downs Columbia, 22-17". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. McGowen, Deane (November 16, 1975). "Columbia Subdues Penn Eleven, 28-25". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S8.
11. Cady, Steve (November 23, 1975). "Brown Routs Columbia, 48-13; Bruins Finish 2d in Ivy Race". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S6.