1973 Columbia Lions football team

The 1973 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Columbia finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.

1973 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–7–1 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Mike Evans
  • Ted Gregory
Home stadiumBaker Field
1973 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Dartmouth $ 6 –1 –06 –3 –0
Harvard 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Penn 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Yale 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Brown 4 –3 –04 –3 –1
Cornell 2 –5 –03 –5 –1
Columbia 1 –6 –01 –7 –1
Princeton 0 –7 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their sixth and final season under head coach Frank Navarro, the Lions compiled a 1–7–1 record and were outscored 274 to 58. Mike Evans and Ted Gregory were the team captains.[1]

The Lions' 1–6 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 246 to 56 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Bucknell*
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
T 0–0 4,837 [3]
October 6 Princeton
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 14–13 12,166 [4]
October 13 at Harvard
L 0–57 25,500 [5]
October 20 Yaledagger
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 0–29 14,886 [6]
October 27 at Rutgers*
L 2–28 16,500 [7]
November 3 at Cornell
L 14–44 13,000 [8]
November 10 Dartmouth
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 6–24 6,100 [9]
November 17 Penn
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 8–42 5,330 [10]
November 24 at Brown
L 14–37 7,500 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References
  1. "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 215. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 26. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Harvin, Al (September 30, 1973). "Columbia, Bucknell Play 0-0 Tie". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. "Columbia's Late Rally Stops Princeton, 14-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 7, 1973. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 14, 1973). "Columbia Shut Out, 57-0; Harvard Is Easy Victor". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 21, 1973). "Yale Beats Columbia by 29 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. Rowe, John (October 28, 1973). "Victory May Cost Rutgers Two Stars". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 4, 1973). "Columbia Bows, 44-14, to Cornell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
  9. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 11, 1973). "Harvard, Dartmouth Win to Stay Tied for Ivy Lead; Columbia Beaten, 24-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. Strauss, Michael (November 18, 1973). "Yale and Penn Triumph; Columbia Routed, 42-8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. Troncelliti, Rick (November 25, 1973). "Best Brown Year Since '64". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 106 – via Newspapers.com.
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