1946 Columbia Lions football team
| 1946 Columbia Lions football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 6–3 (2–2 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Baker Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Yale | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Penn | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented the Columbia University in the Ivy League during the 1946 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Lou Little, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 222 to 176.[1]
Columbia was ranked at No. 36 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | Rutgers* | W 13–7 | 23,000 | [3] | ||||
| October 5 | Navy* |
| W 23–14 | 35,000 | [4] | |||
| October 12 | at No. 15 Yale | No. 11 | W 28–20 | 65,000 | [5] | |||
| October 19 | at No. 1 Army* | No. 11 | L 14–48 | 25,500 | [6] | |||
| October 26 | at Dartmouth | W 33–13 | 13,000 | [7] | ||||
| November 2 | Cornell |
| L 0–12 | 35,000 | [8] | |||
| November 9 | No. 9 Penn |
| L 6–41 | 35,000 | [9] | |||
| November 16 | Lafayette* |
| W 46–0 | 12,000 | [10] | |||
| November 23 | Syracuse* |
| W 59–21 | 30,000 | [11] | |||
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Rankings
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
[edit]- ^ "1946 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Turkin, Hy (September 29, 1946). "Lions Edge Rutgers, 13-7; Cestary Scores Twice". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Turkin, Hy (October 6, 1946). "Columbia Upsets Navy, 23-14, in Last Period". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C45 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ward, Gene (October 13, 1946). "Lion Rally Trims Yale, 28-20". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 46C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ward, Gene (October 20, 1946). "Army Cracks Lions, 48-14; Doc Scores 4". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 46C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Turkin, Hy (October 27, 1946). "Lion Aerials Rout Green, 33-13". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Young, Dick (November 3, 1946). "Big Red Upsets Lions Via Air Route, 12-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 94 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Trimble, Joe (November 10, 1946). "Penn Whips Lions, 41-6; Allen Romps to 3 TD". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCulley, Jim (November 17, 1946). "Lions Thrash Lafayette, 46-0, as Subs Run Wild". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ward, Gene (November 24, 1946). "Lions Smash Syracuse by Record 59-21 Score". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.