1946 Columbia Lions football team

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1946 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
1946 record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumBaker Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Eastern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Army   –   9 – 0 – 1
Muhlenberg   –   9 – 1 – 0
Yale   –   7 – 1 – 1
Buffalo   –   7 – 2 – 0
Harvard   –   7 – 2 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   6 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Penn   –   6 – 2 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 2 – 1
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Columbia   –   6 – 3 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
Hofstra   –   4 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   4 – 5 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 4 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 5 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 5 – 1
Princeton   –   3 – 5 – 0
Vermont   –   2 – 3 – 2
Temple   –   2 – 4 – 2
Bucknell   –   3 – 6 – 0
Dartmouth   –   3 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   1 – 7 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   0 – 6 – 0
Fordham   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented the Columbia University during the 1946 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Lou Little, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 222 to 176.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Rutgers
W 13–7 23,000 [2]
October 5Navy
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 23–14 35,000 [3]
October 12at No. 15 YaleNo. 11
W 28–2065,000[4]
October 19at No. 1 ArmyNo. 11
L 14–4825,500[5]
October 26at Dartmouth
W 33–13 13,000 [6]
November 2Cornell
L 0–1235,000[7]
November 9 No. 9 Penn
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 6–4135,000[8]
November 16Lafayette
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 46–0 12,000 [9]
November 23Syracuse
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 59–21 30,000 [10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1946 Columbia LionsSchedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Turkin, Hy (September 29, 1946). "Lions Edge Rutgers, 13-7; Cestary Scores Twice". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Turkin, Hy (October 6, 1946). "Columbia Upsets Navy, 23-14, in Last Period". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C45 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ward, Gene (October 13, 1946). "Lion Rally Trims Yale, 28-20". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 46C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ward, Gene (October 20, 1946). "Army Cracks Lions, 48-14; Doc Scores 4". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 46C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Turkin, Hy (October 27, 1946). "Lion Aerials Rout Green, 33-13". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Young, Dick (November 3, 1946). "Big Red Upsets Lions Via Air Route, 12-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 94 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Trimble, Joe (November 10, 1946). "Penn Whips Lions, 41-6; Allen Romps to 3 TD". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ McCulley, Jim (November 17, 1946). "Lions Thrash Lafayette, 46-0, as Subs Run Wild". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C47 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Ward, Gene (November 24, 1946). "Lions Smash Syracuse by Record 59-21 Score". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
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