1936 Columbia Lions football team

The 1936 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In his seventh season, head coach Lou Little led the team to a 5–3 record, and the Lions outscored opponents 145 to 73.[1]

1936 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Independent
1936 record	5–3
Head coach	Lou Little (7th season)
Captains	Joseph Coviello George Furey
Home stadium	Baker Field, Polo Grounds

1936 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Anselm			–					6	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	1	–	1
No. 10 Penn			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Yale			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Dartmouth			–					7	–	1	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Duquesne			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 15 Fordham			–					5	–	1	–	2
Holy Cross			–					7	–	2	–	1
Villanova			–					7	–	2	–	1
Army			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
Drexel			–					6	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	3	–	2
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	0
Columbia			–					5	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	3	–	1
Princeton			–					4	–	2	–	2
Manhattan			–					6	–	4	–	0
La Salle			–					6	–	4	–	1
Northeastern			–					5	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	4	–	1
CCNY			–					4	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	3	–	1
Harvard			–					3	–	4	–	1
Cornell			–					3	–	5	–	0
Penn State			–					3	–	5	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					2	–	6	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					2	–	6	–	0
Syracuse			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team played most of its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3	Maine	Baker Field New York, NY	W 34–0	7,000	[2]
October 10	vs. Army	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 16–27	38,000	[3]
October 17	Virginia Military	Baker Field New York, NY	W 38–0	5,000	[4]
October 24	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–13	25,000	[5]
October 31	Cornell	Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry)	W 38–0	28,000	[6]
November 7	at No. 18 Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 13–20	10,000	[7]
November 14	Syracuse	Baker Field New York, NY	W 17–0	20,000	[8]
November 28	Stanford	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 7–0	28,000	[9]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 213. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. McCarthy, Daniel C. (October 4, 1936). "Columbia Crushes Maine Eleven, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. Kelley, Robert F. (October 11, 1936). "Passes Win for Cadets". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. McCarthy, Daniel C. (October 4, 1936). "Schulze, Columbia Kicking Star, Injures Ankle as Lions Conquer V.M.I.". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. McCarthy, Daniel C. (October 25, 1936). "Aroused Michigan Eleven Conquers Columbia, 13-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. McCarthy, Daniel C. (November 1, 1936). "Columbia Eleven Conquers Cornell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. McGowen, Roscoe (November 8, 1936). "Indians Triumph, 20-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. McCarthy, Daniel C. (November 15, 1936). "Columbia Victor by 17-0 over Syracuse's Eleven". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Daley, Arthur J. (November 29, 1936). "Columbia Tops Stanford, 7-0, on Furey's Long Dash". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.