1900 Columbia Blue and White football team

The 1900 Columbia Blue and White football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1900 college football season. In its second season under head coach George Sanford, the team compiled a 7–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 124 to 77, including six shutouts.[1][2] Bill Morley was the team captain.[2]

1900 Columbia Blue and White football
Conference	Independent
1900 record	7–3–1
Head coach	George Sanford (2nd season)
Captain	Bill Morley
Home stadium	Columbia Field

1900 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale			–					12	–	0	–	0
Penn			–					12	–	1	–	0
Harvard			–					10	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					10	–	2	–	0
Geneva			–					5	–	1	–	1
Lafayette			–					9	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	2	–	1
Princeton			–					8	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					3	–	1	–	1
Army			–					7	–	3	–	1
Brown			–					7	–	3	–	1
Columbia			–					7	–	3	–	1
Villanova			–					5	–	2	–	2
Carlisle			–					6	–	4	–	1
Dickinson			–					5	–	4	–	0
Western Univ. of Penn			–					5	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	4	–	1
Rutgers			–					4	–	4	–	0
Lehigh			–					5	–	6	–	0
Frankin & Marshall			–					4	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh College			–					2	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					4	–	6	–	1
Amherst			–					4	–	7	–	1
Dartmouth			–					2	–	4	–	2
NYU			–					3	–	6	–	1
Tufts			–					3	–	6	–	1
Wesleyan			–					3	–	6	–	1
New Hampshire			–					1	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					2	–	8	–	0
CCNY			–					0	–	1	–	0

Columbia's sports teams were commonly called the "Blue and White" in this era, but had no official nickname. The name "Lions" would not be adopted until 1910.[3]

The team played its home games at Columbia Field in New York City.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3	at Rutgers	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	W 11–0		[4]
October 6	Wesleyan	Columbia Field New York, NY	W 12–0		[5]
October 10	Williams	Columbia Field New York, NY	T 0–0
October 13	at Harvard	Soldiers' Field Cambridge, MA	L 0–24	8,000	[6]
October 17	Stevens	Columbia Field New York, NY	W 45–0
October 20	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–30		[7]
October 27	Yale	Columbia Field New York, NY	L 5–12		[8]
November 6	Princeton	Columbia Field New York, NY	W 6–5	10,000	[9][10]
November 10	at Buffalo	Athletic Field Buffalo, NY	W 17–0		[11]
November 17	at Navy	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 11–0		[12]
November 29	Carlisle	Columbia Field New York, NY	W 17–6		[13]

References

1. "1900 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
2. "Columbia Football 2018 Record Book" (PDF). Columbia University. 2018. p. 197 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "How Columbia Became the Lions". Columbia Football 2019 Record Book. New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 238. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
4. "Columbia Played Poorly". The New York Times. October 4, 1900. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Columbia Beat Wesleyan". The New York Times. October 7, 1900. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Harvard Beats Columbia, 24 to 0". Boston Post. October 14, 1900. p. 5 – via NewspaperARCHIVE.
7. "Pennsy Wins From Columbia 30-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1900. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Columbia's Game Fight". The Sun. October 28, 1900 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Columbia Is Victorious". The New York Times. November 7, 1900. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Columbia Beat Tigers in Closely Fought Game". The Philadelphia Times. November 7, 1900. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Columbia Won Easily". The New York Times. November 11, 1900. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Columbia Beat Cadets". The New York Times. November 18, 1900. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Columbia Beat Indians". The New York Times. November 30, 1900. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.