1920 Columbia Lions football team

The 1920 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In his first season, head coach Frank "Buck" O'Neill led the team to a 4–4 record, but the Lions were outscored 141 to 75 by opponents.[1]

1920 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
CaptainJohn F. Kienninger
Home stadiumSouth Field, Polo Grounds
Seasons
 1919
1921 
1920 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Boston College  800
Harvard  801
Princeton  601
Penn State  702
Pittsburgh  602
Army  720
Dartmouth  720
Cornell  620
Syracuse  621
Geneva  521
New Hampshire  521
Brown  630
Bucknell  630
Washington & Jefferson  631
Penn  640
Carnegie Tech  530
Lafayette  530
Holy Cross  530
Williams  530
Yale  530
Fordham  430
Franklin & Marshall  322
Boston University  431
Columbia  440
Duquesne  331
Vermont  350
NYU  251
Rhode Island State  044
Tufts  260
Rutgers  270
Buffalo  140
Colgate  152
Villanova  151
Drexel  060

The team played most of its games on South Field, part of the university's campus in Morningside Heights in Upper Manhattan.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 Trinity (CT)
W 21–0 8,000 [2]
October 9 NYU
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
W 14–7 12,000–14,000 [3][4]
October 16 Amherst
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
W 20–7 8,000 [5]
October 23 Wesleyan
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
L 0–10 9,000 [6]
October 30 Williams
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
W 20–14 [1]
November 6 Swarthmore
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
L 7–21 [1]
November 13 at Cornell L 7–34 15,000 [7]
November 20 Penn
L 7–27 28,000 [8]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 212. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. "Columbia Crushes Trinity in Opener". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 3, 1920. p. 23.
  3. "Recovery of fumble enables Columbia triumph over N.Y.U. in hard fought gridiron tussle, by 14 to 7". New York Herald. October 10, 1920. Retrieved February 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Columbia Trounces N. Y. U. Eleven, 14-7". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 10, 1920. p. 120. Retrieved March 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Columbia Eleven Keeps on Winning". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 17, 1920. p. RE2.
  6. "Wesleyan Bantams Wallop Columbia". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 24, 1920. p. RE2.
  7. "Columbia Eleven Loses to Cornell, 34 to 7". New York Tribune. November 14, 1920. p. 20 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Columbia Soundly Trounced by Penn". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 21, 1920. p. RE1.