1970 Columbia Lions football team

The 1970 Columbia Lions football team represented Columbia University in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.^[1] They were led by third-year head coach Frank Navarro and played their home games at Baker Field . They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 3–6 overall 1–6 in Ivy League play to tie for sixth place.

1970 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 14 Dartmouth $	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Penn	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Brown	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Lafayette*	Baker Field New York, NY	W 23-9	5,079	^[2]
October 3	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 22-24	12,000	^[3]
October 10	Harvard	Baker Field New York, NY	W 28-21	11,428	^[4]
October 17	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 15-32	21,634	^[5]
October 24	Rutgers*	Baker Field New York, NY	W 30-14	16,713	^[6]
October 31	Cornell	Baker Field New York, NY	L 14-31	15,928	^[7]
November 7	at No. 17 Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 0-55	12,850	^[8]
November 14	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 14-21	37,035	^[9]
November 21	Brown	Baker Field New York, NY	L 12-17	9,035	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1970 Columbia Lions football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`12`	Bill Flynn	Jr
WR	`21`	John Ryan	So
OE	`91`	George Starke	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`62`	Dave Gallagher	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

↑ "1970 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
↑ Werden, Lincoln A. (September 27, 1970). "Columbia Downs Lafayette, 23-9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
↑ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 4, 1970). "Princeton Tops Columbia, 24-22". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
↑ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 11, 1970). "Columbia Halts Harvard, 28 to 21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
↑ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 18, 1970). "Yale Defeats Columbia; Elis Win, 32 to 15". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
↑ "Columbia Trounces Rutgers by 30-14 as Jackson Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 25, 1970. p. S1.
↑ "Columbia Loses to Cornell, 31-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 1, 1970. p. S1.
↑ McGowen, Deane (November 8, 1970). "Dartmouth Routs Columbia, 55-0; Ivy Mark Broken". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
↑ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 15, 1970). "Penn Triumphs over Columbia; Late Score Wins, 21-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
↑ Foley, Red (November 22, 1970). "Brown Edges Inept Lions, 17-12". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 159 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "1970 Football Schedule". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2019.