1879 Columbia football team

The 1879 Columbia football team represented Columbia University in the 1879 college football season.[1]

1879 Columbia football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–3–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainWilliam F. Morgan
Seasons
 1878
1880 
1879 college football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Princeton  401
Yale  302
Massachusetts  100
Michigan  101
Haverford  101
Harvard  212
Penn  220
Amherst  110
Navy  001
McGill  001
Toronto  001
Stevens  125
Rutgers  123
Pennsylvania Military  011
NYU  021
Racine  010
Swarthmore  010
Columbia  032

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 25at Stevens
T 0–0
November 1at PrincetonPrinceton, NJL 0–2
November 153:15 p.m.at Penn
L 0–1[2][3][4]
November 223:00 p.m.vs. Yale
  • St. George's Cricket Club grounds
  • Hoboken, NJ
L 0–2[5]
November 27vs. Rutgers
  • St. George's Cricket Club grounds
  • Hoboken, NJ
T 0–0

References

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  1. "2016 Record Book Columbia Football". gocolumbialions.com. Columbia Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  2. "Return Match Between Columbia College And University of Pennsylvania—Nine Safety Touchdowns For The University". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 16, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "College Men At Football". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 16, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "College Football". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Desperate Struggle Between Yale and Columbia At Hoboken—The New Haven Boys Victorious". New York Herald. New York, New York. November 23, 1879. p. 13. Retrieved April 29, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.