1954 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season

1954 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Yale	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Cornell	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Brown	2	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Harvard	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Dartmouth	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Columbia	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Penn	0	–	2	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

The Ivy League did not crown an official champion until 1956 when full league play began.

The 1954 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1954 college football season.

In their 25th season under head coach Lou Little, the Lions compiled a 1–8 record, and were outscored 306 to 71. Neil Opdyke was the team captain.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 7–18	10,000
October 2	Princeton	Baker Field New York, NY	L 20–54	18,000
October 9	Yale	Baker Field New York, NY	L 7–13	18,000
October 16	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 7–6	13,500
October 23	No. 8 Army	Baker Field New York, NY	L 12–67	30,000
October 30	Cornell	Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry)	L 0–26	8,500
November 6	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 0–26	9,000
November 13	at No. 10 Navy	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 6–51	11,000
November 20	Rutgers	Baker Field New York, NY	L 12–45	9,000
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

"Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 213. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
Werden, Lincoln A. (September 26, 1954). "Columbia Loses; Brown Tames Lion". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 3, 1954). "Columbia Routed by Tigers, 54-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Effrat, Louis (October 10, 1954). "Yale Beats Columbia, 13-7; Elis Notch No. 3". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Effrat, Louis (October 17, 1954). "Columbia Beats Harvard, 7-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Danzig, Allison (October 24, 1954). "Army Routs Columbia, 67-12; Cadets Run Hard". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Effrat, Louis (October 31, 1954). "Cornell Crushes Columbia, 26 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Mozley, Dana (November 7, 1954). "Meek Lions Zipped Again by Merry Indians, 26-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.
Nichols, Joseph C. (November 14, 1954). "Navy Crushes Columbia, 51-6; Middies Set Mark". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Briordy, William J. (November 21, 1954). "Rutgers Overpowers Lions in Baker Field Finale, 45-12". 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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