1946 Columbia Lions football team

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]

1946 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
1946 record6–3
Head coachLou Little (17th season)
Home stadiumBaker Field
1946 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Army      9 0 1
Muhlenberg      9 1 0
Yale      7 1 1
Buffalo      7 2 0
Massachusetts State      6 2 0
No. 13 Penn      6 2 0
Penn State      6 2 0
Boston College      6 3 0
Columbia      6 3 0
NYU      5 3 0
Cornell      5 3 1
Villanova      6 4 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
Temple      2 4 2
Tufts      1 6 0
Carnegie Tech      0 6 0
Fordham      0 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Rutgers
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 13–7
October 5Navy
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 23–14
October 12at No. 15 YaleNo. 11
W 28–2065,000[2]
October 19at No. 1 ArmyNo. 11
L 14–4825,500[3]
October 26at Dartmouth
W 33–13
November 2Cornell
L 0–1235,000[4]
November 9 No. 9 Penn
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 6–4135,000[5]
November 16Lafayette
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 46–0
November 23Syracuse
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 59–21
  • 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. Gene Ward (October 13, 1946). "Lion Rally Trims Yale, 28-20". Daily News. p. 90.
  3. Gene Ward (October 20, 1946). "Army Cracks Lions, 48-14; Doc Scores 4". Daily News. p. 46C via Newspapers.com.
  4. Dick Young (November 3, 1946). "Big Red Upsets Lions Via Air Route, 12-0". Daily News. p. 94 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Joe Trimble (November 10, 1946). "Penn Whips Lions, 41-6; Allen Romps to 3 TD". Daily News. p. 96 via Newspapers.com.
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