1975 Columbia Lions football team

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1975 Columbia Lions football
Conference Ivy League
Record2–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Mike Delaney
  • Mike Yeager
Home stadium Baker Field
Seasons
  1974
1976  
1975 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard $ 6 1 07 2 0
Brown 5 1 16 2 1
Yale 5 2 07 2 0
Dartmouth 4 2 15 3 1
Princeton 3 4 04 5 0
Penn 2 5 03 6 0
Columbia 2 5 02 7 0
Cornell 0 7 01 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 at Lafayette *L 7–10 5,000 [3]
October 4 Princeton
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 7–27 6,215 [4]
October 11 at Harvard L 30–35 11,000 [5]
October 18 Yale Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 7–34 3,900 [6]
October 25 at Rutgers *L 0–41 7,000 [7]
November 1 at Cornell 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 L 13–48 8,150 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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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.