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1974 Columbia Lions football team

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1974 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–8 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Dick Cummings
  • Mike Telep
Home stadiumBaker Field
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard + 6 1 0 7 2 0
Yale + 6 1 0 8 1 0
Penn 4 2 1 6 2 1
Brown 4 3 0 5 4 0
Dartmouth 3 4 0 3 6 0
Princeton 3 4 0 4 4 1
Cornell 1 5 1 3 5 1
Columbia 0 7 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1974 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.

In their first season under head coach Bill Campbell, the Lions compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored 258 to 81. Dick Cummings and Mike Telep were the team captains.[1]

The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 210 to 43 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Lafayette*
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 0–15 3,491–3,500 [3]
October 5 at Princeton L 13–40 13,000 [4]
October 12 Harvarddagger
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 6–34 13,050 [5]
October 19 at Yale L 2–42 13,152 [6]
October 26 Bucknell*
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 38–33 3,227 [7]
November 2 Cornell
L 0–24 5,180 [8]
November 9 at Dartmouth L 0–21 10,100 [9]
November 16 at Penn L 3–21 8,259 [10]
November 23 Brown
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 19–28 4,245 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 216. 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 29, 1974). "Columbia Loses to Lafayette". New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Cady, Steve (October 6, 1974). "Princeton Trounces Columbia". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (October 13, 1974). "Harvard, Yale and Princeton Victors; Former Stars See Lions Lose, 34-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Keese, Parton (October 20, 1974). "Yale and Dartmouth Triumph; Bulldogs Set Back Columbia, 42-2". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Rogers, Thomas (October 27, 1974). "Columbia's Lions Finally Roar". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Rogers, Thomas (November 3, 1974). "Columbia Bows; Lions Are Trounced by Cornell, 24-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Keese, Parton (November 10, 1974). "Columbia Bows; Dartmouth Defeats Lions by 21-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  10. ^ Dell, John (November 17, 1974). "Fans Boo Penn to Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Harvin, Al (November 17, 1974). "Columbia Is Beaten; Brown 28-19 Victor as Beatrice Stars". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  12. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lafayette)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.