1915 Columbia Lions football team

1915 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–0
Head coach
CaptainF. M. Simonds Jr.
Home stadiumSouth Field
Seasons
← 1905
1916 →
1915 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cornell   –   9 – 0 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   8 – 0 – 0
Columbia   –   5 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   8 – 1 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 1 – 0
Rutgers   –   7 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 1 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   8 – 1 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 1 – 0
Syracuse   –   9 – 1 – 2
Dartmouth   –   7 – 1 – 1
Tufts   –   5 – 1 – 2
Penn State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Lafayette   –   8 – 3 – 0
Princeton   –   6 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   6 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 1 – 1
Geneva   –   6 – 3 – 0
Wesleyan   –   6 – 3 – 0
Allegheny   –   5 – 3 – 0
Swarthmore   –   5 – 3 – 0
Army   –   5 – 3 – 1
Lehigh   –   6 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 2 – 2
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 1
Fordham   –   4 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   4 – 4 – 1
Middlebury   –   3 – 4 – 2
Muhlenberg   –   4 – 5 – 0
Yale   –   4 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   3 – 4 – 0
Penn   –   3 – 5 – 2
WPI   –   3 – 5 – 1
Buffalo   –   3 – 5 – 0
Carlisle   –   3 – 6 – 2
Rhode Island State   –   3 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire   –   3 – 6 – 1
Gettysburg   –   3 – 6 – 0
Rochester   –   3 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 6 – 3
Vermont   –   1 – 4 – 2
Williams   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1915 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1915 college football season. Playing their first season in 10 years, the Lions were led by head coach T. Nelson Metcalf to a 5–0 record, outscoring opponents 126 to 28.[1] The team played its home games on South Field, part of the university's campus in Morningside Heights in Upper Manhattan, with temporary grandstands to accommodate spectators.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 23 St. Lawrence
W 57–0 5,000 [3]
November 2 Stevens
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
W 15–6 7,000 [4]
November 6 Connecticut
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
W 17–6 [5]
November 20 NYU
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
W 19–16 7,000 [6]
November 25 Wesleyan
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
W 18–0 8,000 [7]

References

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  1. ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 211. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Columbia Stadium Rumor Revived". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 28, 1915. p. 12.
  3. ^ "Columbia's First Game a Hummer". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 24, 1915. p. S2.
  4. ^ "Columbia Eleven Defeats Stevens". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 3, 1915. p. 12.
  5. ^ "Columbia's Third Victory in Football". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 7, 1915. p. S2.
  6. ^ "Miller's Drop Kick Wins for Columbia". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 21, 1915. p. S2.
  7. ^ "Wesleyan Battered by Columbia Eleven". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. November 26, 1915. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
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