1949 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season

1949 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–7
Head coach	Lou Little (20th season)
Captains	Leon Van Bellingham James Ward
Home stadium	Baker Field
Seasons← 1948 1950 →

1949 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Saint Vincent		–		10	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Army		–		9	–	0	–	0
Trinity (CT)		–		8	–	0	–	0
Brown		–		8	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Cornell		–		8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Villanova		–		8	–	1	–	0
Bucknell		–		6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth		–		6	–	2	–	0
Buffalo		–		6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		6	–	3	–	0
Princeton		–		6	–	3	–	0
Fordham		–		5	–	3	–	0
Tufts		–		5	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech		–		5	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		5	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		5	–	4	–	0
Penn		–		4	–	4	–	0
Yale		–		4	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		4	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		4	–	5	–	0
Drexel		–		3	–	3	–	1
Duquesne		–		3	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall		–		2	–	5	–	2
CCNY		–		2	–	5	–	1
NYU		–		3	–	6	–	0
Columbia		–		2	–	7	–	0
Hofstra		–		1	–	5	–	1
Colgate		–		1	–	8	–	0
Harvard		–		1	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1949 college football season.

In their 20th season under head coach Lou Little, the Lions compiled a 2–7 record, and were outscored 276 to 82. Team captains Leon Van Bellingham and James Ward.

Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	Amherst	Baker Field New York, NY	W 27–7	12,000
October 1	Harvard	Baker Field New York, NY	W 14–7	28,000
October 8	Yale	Baker Field New York, NY	L 7–33	30,000
October 15	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–27	34,373
October 22	at No. 2 Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 6–63	27,100
October 29	at No. 8 Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 0–54	25,000
November 5	Dartmouth	Baker Field New York, NY	L 14–35	25,000
November 12	at Navy	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–34	18,000
November 19	Brown	Baker Field New York, NY	L 7–16	20,000
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

"Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 213. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
Werden, Lincoln A. (September 25, 1949). "Columbia Defeats Amherst, 25-7; Lions Count Early". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 2, 1949). "Columbia Defeats Harvard, 14-7; Great Lion Finish". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Effrat, Louis (October 9, 1949). "Yale Sets Back Columbia in Baker Field Battle, 33-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 16, 1949). "Penn Conquers Lions, 27-7, Scoring Thrice in 2d Half". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Effrat, Louis (October 23, 1949). "Army Routs Columbia, 63-6, Galiffa, Cain Leading Attack". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
McGowen, Roscoe (October 30, 1949). "Alert and Powerful Cornell Rolls over Columbia by 54-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
McGowen, Roscoe (November 6, 1949). "Dartmouth Trips Columbia by 35-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Strauss, Michael (November 13, 1949). "Navy Overpowers Columbia, 34 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Werden, Lincoln A. (November 20, 1949). "Columbia Bows to Brown in Its Last Game by 16-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

v t e Columbia Lions football
Venues	Polo Grounds (1880–1883, 1890, 1899, 1901–1903, 1920–1927, 1936) Berkeley Oval (1889) Columbia Grounds (1891) Columbia Field (1900) American League Park (1904–1905) South Field (1915–1923) Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium (1923–1982, 1984–present) Giants Stadium (1983) Hofstra Stadium (1983)
Bowls & rivalries	1934 Rose Bowl Cornell Fordham: Liberty Cup
Culture & lore	Columbia University Marching Band Roaree the Lion "Roar, Lion, Roar" The Union Club
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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