1947 Columbia Lions football team
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| AP | No. 20 |
The 1947 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented the Columbia University during the 1947 college football season. In its 17th season under head coach Lou Little, the team compiled a 7–2 record, was ranked No. 20 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 170 to 113.[1]
Columbia's victory over No. 6 Army on October 25, 1947, broke the Cadets' 32-game winning streak dating back to November 1943.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | Rutgers | W 40–28 | ||||||
| October 4 | at Navy | W 13–6 | ||||||
| October 11 | No. 14 Yale | No. 11 |
| L 7–17 | 35,000 | [3] | ||
| October 18 | at No. 8 Penn | L 14–34 | 70,000 | [4] | ||||
| October 25 | No. 6 Army |
| W 21–20 | 35,000 | [2] | |||
| November 1 | at Cornell | No. 20 | W 22–0 | |||||
| November 8 | Dartmouth | No. 17 |
| W 15–0 | ||||
| November 15 | Holy Cross |
| W 10–0 | |||||
| November 22 | Syracuse | No. 19 |
| W 28–8 | 22,000 | [5] | ||
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References
- ^ "1947 Columbia LionsSchedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ a b Gene Ward (October 26, 1947). "Lions Halt Army Streak, 21-20". The Daily News (New York City). p. 91 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27938593/eli_overpower_lions_with_air_attack/". The Daily News (New York City). October 12, 1947. p. 103 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: External link in|title= - ^ "Penn Downs Columbia, 34-14, Before 70,000". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 19, 1947. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Columbia Trims Syracuse, 28-8, In Wild Battle". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 23, 1947. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.