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1938 Columbia Lions football team

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1938 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–6
Head coach	Lou Little (9th season)
Captain	John C. Wright
Home stadium	Baker Field
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Worcester Tech		–		6	–	0	–	0
No.18Villanova		–		8	–	0	–	1
No.9Holy Cross		–		8	–	1	–	0
Boston College		–		6	–	1	–	2
No.15Fordham		–		6	–	1	–	2
No.12Cornell		–		5	–	1	–	1
Army		–		8	–	2	–	0
No.8Pittsburgh		–		8	–	2	–	0
No.6Carnegie Tech		–		7	–	2	–	0
No.20Dartmouth		–		7	–	2	–	0
Vermont		–		4	–	2	–	1
Brown		–		5	–	3	–	0
Bucknell		–		5	–	3	–	0
Syracuse		–		5	–	3	–	0
CCNY		–		4	–	3	–	0
Penn		–		3	–	2	–	3
Manhattan		–		5	–	4	–	0
Harvard		–		4	–	4	–	0
La Salle		–		4	–	4	–	0
NYU		–		4	–	4	–	0
Boston University		–		3	–	4	–	1
Penn State		–		3	–	4	–	1
Princeton		–		3	–	4	–	1
Hofstra		–		2	–	3	–	1
Duquesne		–		4	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		3	–	6	–	1
Providence		–		3	–	5	–	0
Columbia		–		3	–	6	–	0
Massachusetts State		–		3	–	6	–	0
Colgate		–		2	–	5	–	0
Buffalo		–		2	–	6	–	0
Yale		–		2	–	6	–	0
Tufts		–		1	–	6	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In his ninth season, head coach Lou Little led the team to a 3–6 record, though the Lions were only outscored 169 to 167 by opponents.^[1]

The team played its home games at Baker FieldinUpper Manhattan.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1		atYale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 27–14	35,000	^[2]
October 8		atArmy	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 20–18	25,000	^[3]
October 15		Colgate	Baker Field New York, NY	L 0–12	30,000	^[4]
October 22		atPenn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 13–14	60,000	^[5]
October 29		No. 17Cornell	Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry)	L 7–23	34,000	^[6]
November 5		Virginia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 39–0	15,000	^[7]
November 12		Navy	Baker Field New York, NY	L 9–14	33,000	^[8]
November 19		Syracuse	Baker Field New York, NY	L 12–13	20,000	^[9]
November 24	11:00 a.m.	Brown	Andrews Field Providence, RI	L 27–36	20,000	^[10]^[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 213. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

^ Danzig, Allison (October 2, 1938). "Columbia Defeats Yale, 27-14; Luckman Lions' Ace". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

^ Daley, Arthur J. (October 9, 1938). "Columbia Defeats Army, 20-18; Lions Go 80 Yards". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

^ Richardson, William D. (October 16, 1938). "Colgate Beats Columbia; Lions Bow, 12 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

^ Kelley, Robert F. (October 23, 1938). "Penn Defeats Columbia; Lions Bow, 14 to 13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 30, 1938). "Cornell's Power Subdues Columbia Easily by 23-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 6, 1938). "Columbia Routs Virginia by 39-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

^ Richardson, William D. (November 13, 1938). "Two Long Drives by Navy Overcome Columbia, 14-9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

^ Daley, Arthur J. (November 20, 1938). "Syracuse Tops Columbia, 13-12; Kick Checks Lions". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

^ "Veteran Brown and Columbia Teams Clash At Providence This Morning". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Associated Press. November 24, 1938. p. 30. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com

^ Richardson, William D. (November 25, 1938). "Columbia Loses to Brown Despite Three Touchdowns in Last Ten Minutes". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 28.

v t e Columbia Lions football
Venues	Polo Grounds (1880–1883, 1890, 1899, 1901–1903, 1920–1927, 1936) Berkeley Oval (1889) Columbia Grounds (1891) Columbia Field (1900) American League Park (1904–1905) South Field (1915–1923) Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium (1923–1982, 1984–present) Giants Stadium (1983) Hofstra Stadium (1983)
Bowls & rivalries	1934 Rose Bowl Cornell Fordham: Liberty Cup
Culture & lore	Roaree the Lion "Roar, Lion, Roar" The Union Club
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885–1888 1889 1890 1891 1892–1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906–1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championship seasons in bold

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