1974 Columbia Lions football team

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.

1974 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	1–8 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach	William Campbell (1st season)
Captains	Dick Cummings Mike Telep
Home stadium	Baker Field
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Ivy League football standings

v t e	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

In their first season under head coach William 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Lafayette*	Baker Field New York, NY	L 0–15	3,491	^[3]
October 5	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 13–40	13,000	^[4]
October 12	Harvard	Baker Field New York, NY	L 6–34	13,050	^[5]
October 19	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 2–42	13,152	^[6]
October 26	Bucknell*	Baker Field New York, NY	W 38–33	3,227	^[7]
November 2	Cornell	Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry)	L 0–24	5,180	^[8]
November 9	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 0–21	10,100	^[9]
November 16	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 3–21	8,259	^[10]
November 23	Brown	Baker Field New York, NY	L 19–28	4,245	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

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.