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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
|Year=1923
{{Infobox college sports team season
|Team=Columbia Lions
| year = 1923
|sport=football
| team = Columbia Lions
|Conference=Independent
| sport = football
|Record=4–4–1
| image =
|HeadCoach=[[Percy Haughton]]
| image_size =
|HCYear=1st
| conference = Independent
|Captain=
| record = 4–4–1
|MVP=
| head_coach = [[Percy Haughton]]
|StadiumArena= [[Baker Field]]
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = [[Walter Koppisch]]
| stadium = [[Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium|Baker Field]]
}}
}}
{{1923 Eastern college football independents records}}
The '''1923 Columbia Lions football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Columbia University]] as an independent during the [[1923 college football season]]. In its first season under head coach [[Percy Haughton]], the team compiled a 4–4–1 record and was outscored by a total of {{nowrap|107 to 68}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=1923 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=March 8, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/columbia/1923-schedule.html}}</ref> The team played its home games at [[Baker Field]] in [[Upper Manhattan]].
The '''1923 Columbia Lions football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Columbia University]] as an independent during the [[1923 college football season]]. In its first season under head coach [[Percy Haughton]], the team compiled a 4–4–1 record and was outscored by a total of {{nowrap|107 to 68}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=1923 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=March 8, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/columbia/1923-schedule.html}}</ref> The team played its home games at [[Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium|Baker Field]] in [[Upper Manhattan]].


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
{{CFB schedule


|{{CFB schedule entry
|September 29||{{cfb link|year=1923|team=Ursinus Bears|title=Ursinus}}|[[Baker Field]]|[[New York, NY]]|W 13-0
| date = September 29

| w/l = w
|October 6||{{cfb link|year=1923|team=Amherst Lord Jeffs|title=Amherst}}|Baker Field|New York, NY|T 0-0
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1923|team=Ursinus Bears|title=Ursinus}}

| stadium = [[Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium|Baker Field]]
|October 13||{{cfb link|year=1923|team=Wesleyan Cardinals|title=Wesleyan}}|Baker Field|New York, NY|W 12-6
| cityst = [[Manhattan|New York, NY]]

| score = 13–0
|October 20|at|{{cfb link|year=1923|team=Penn Quakers|title=Penn}}|[[Franklin Field]]|[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]|L 7-19
}}

|{{CFB schedule entry
|October 27||{{cfb link|year=1923|team=Williams Ephs|title=Williams}}|Baker Field|New York, NY|L 0-10
| date = October 6

| w/l = t
|November 3||{{cfb link|year=1923|team=Middlebury Panthers|title=Middlebury}}|Baker Field|New York, NY|W 9-6
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1923|team=Amherst Lord Jeffs|title=Amherst}}

| stadium = Baker Field
|November 10||[[1923 Cornell Big Red football team|Cornell]]|Baker Field|New York, NY ([[Columbia–Cornell football rivalry|rivalry]])|L 0-35
| cityst = New York, NY

| score = 0–0
|November 17||{{cfb link|year=1923|team=NYU Violets|title=NYU}}|Baker Field|New York, NY|W 21-0
}}

|{{CFB schedule entry
|November 29||[[1923 Dartmouth Indians football team|Dartmouth]]|Baker Field|New York, NY|L 6-31
| date = October 13
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1923|team=Wesleyan Methodists|title=Wesleyan}}
| stadium = Baker Field
| cityst = New York, NY
| score = 12–6
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1923 Penn Quakers football team|Penn]]
| stadium = [[Franklin Field]]
| cityst = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
| score = 7–19
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1923|team=Williams Ephs|title=Williams}}
| stadium = Baker Field
| cityst = New York, NY
| score = 0–10
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1923|team=Middlebury Panthers|title=Middlebury}}
| stadium = Baker Field
| cityst = New York, NY
| score = 9–6
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = l
| opponent = [[1923 Cornell Big Red football team|Cornell]]
| stadium = Baker Field
| cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = [[Columbia–Cornell football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 0–35
| attend = > 30,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Cornell Outclasses Columbia by 35 to 0: Blue and White Has No Chance Against Dobie|newspaper=New York Daily News|author=[[Paul Gallico]]|date=November 11, 1923|page=59|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98661939/cornell-outclasses-columbia-by-35-to-0/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1923 NYU Violets football team|NYU]]
| stadium = Baker Field
| cityst = New York, NY
| score = 21–0
| attend = 20,000
| source = <ref name="NYU1">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69542876/columbia-whitewashes-nyu-21-to-0/|work=Daily News|title=Columbia whitewashes N.Y.U. 21 to 0|date=November 18, 1923|accessdate=February 6, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
| w/l = l
| opponent = [[1923 Dartmouth Indians football team|Dartmouth]]
| stadium = Baker Field
| cityst = New York, NY
| score = 6–31
}}
}}
}}



Latest revision as of 21:39, 25 September 2023

1923 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
CaptainWalter Koppisch
Home stadiumBaker Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cornell     8 0 0
Yale     8 0 0
St. John's     5 0 1
Dartmouth     8 1 0
Syracuse     8 1 0
Boston College     7 1 1
Rutgers     7 1 1
Washington & Jefferson     6 1 1
Holy Cross     8 2 0
Lafayette     6 1 2
Tufts     6 2 0
Army     6 2 1
Colgate     6 2 1
Geneva     6 2 1
Lehigh     6 2 1
NYU     6 2 1
Penn State     6 2 1
Vermont     6 3 1
Brown     6 4 0
Harvard     4 3 1
Carnegie Tech     4 3 1
Penn     5 4 0
Pittsburgh     5 4 0
Bucknell     4 4 1
Columbia     4 4 1
Duquesne     4 4 0
Princeton     3 3 1
Franklin & Marshall     3 5 1
Drexel     2 6 0
Buffalo     2 5 1
Fordham     2 7 0
Boston University     1 6 0
Villanova     0 7 1
Temple     0 5 0
CCNY     0 7 0
Springfield     0 7 0

The 1923 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1923 college football season. In its first season under head coach Percy Haughton, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record and was outscored by a total of 107 to 68.[1] The team played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29UrsinusW 13–0
October 6Amherst
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
T 0–0
October 13Wesleyan
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 12–6
October 20at PennL 7–19
October 27Williams
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 0–10
November 3Middlebury
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 9–6
November 10Cornell
L 0–35> 30,000[2]
November 17NYU
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 21–020,000[3]
November 29Dartmouth
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 6–31

References

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  1. ^ "1923 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Paul Gallico (November 11, 1923). "Cornell Outclasses Columbia by 35 to 0: Blue and White Has No Chance Against Dobie". New York Daily News. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Columbia whitewashes N.Y.U. 21 to 0". Daily News. November 18, 1923. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.