1954 Columbia Lions football team

1954 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	1–8 (1–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Lou Little (25th season)
Captain	Neil Opdyke
Home stadium	Baker Field
Seasons ←  1953 1955  →

1954 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Cornell	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Brown	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Harvard	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Dartmouth	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Columbia	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Penn	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
The Ivy League did not crown an official champion until 1956 when full league play began.

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. ^[1]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 7–18	10,000	[2]
October 2	Princeton	Baker Field New York, NY	L 20–54	18,000	[3]
October 9	Yale	Baker Field New York, NY	L 7–13	18,000	[4]
October 16	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 7–6	13,500	[5]
October 23	No. 8 Army	Baker Field New York, NY	L 12–67	30,000	[6]
October 30	Cornell	Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry)	L 0–26	8,500	[7]
November 6	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 0–26	9,000	[8]
November 13	at No. 10 Navy	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 6–51	11,000	[9]
November 20	Rutgers	Baker Field New York, NY	L 12–45	9,000	[10]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 213. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. Werden, Lincoln A. (September 26, 1954). "Columbia Loses; Brown Tames Lion". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 3, 1954). "Columbia Routed by Tigers, 54-20". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Effrat, Louis (October 10, 1954). "Yale Beats Columbia, 13-7; Elis Notch No. 3". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Effrat, Louis (October 17, 1954). "Columbia Beats Harvard, 7-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Danzig, Allison (October 24, 1954). "Army Routs Columbia, 67-12; Cadets Run Hard". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Effrat, Louis (October 31, 1954). "Cornell Crushes Columbia, 26 to 0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Mozley, Dana (November 7, 1954). "Meek Lions Zipped Again by Merry Indians, 26-0". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Nichols, Joseph C. (November 14, 1954). "Navy Crushes Columbia, 51-6; Middies Set Mark". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Briordy, William J. (November 21, 1954). "Rutgers Overpowers Lions in Baker Field Finale, 45-12". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.