1879 Columbia football team

American college football season

1879 Columbia football

Conference| Independent
Record| 0–3–2
Head coach|

* None

Captain| William F. Morgan

Seasons

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1879 college football records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 1
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 2
Massachusetts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0
Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 1
Haverford |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 1
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 2
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0
Amherst |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 0  | - | 1
McGill |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 0  | - | 1
Toronto |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 0  | - | 1
Stevens |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 5
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 3
Pennsylvania Military |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 1
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 2  | - | 1
Racine |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
Swarthmore |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 3  | - | 2

The 1879 Columbia football team represented Columbia University in the 1879 college football season.[1]

## Schedule

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October 25| | at Stevens|

* St. George's Cricket Club grounds
* Hoboken, NJ

| T 0–0|
November 1| | at Princeton| Princeton, NJ| L 0–2|
November 15| 3:15 p.m.| at Penn|

* Young American Cricket Club grounds
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 0–1| [2][3][4]
November 22| 3:00 p.m.| vs. Yale|

* St. George's Cricket Club grounds
* Hoboken, NJ

| L 0–2| [5]
November 27| | vs. Rutgers|

* St. George's Cricket Club grounds
* Hoboken, NJ

| T 0–0|

## References

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1. ^ "2016 Record Book Columbia Football". gocolumbialions.com. Columbia Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
2. ^ "Return Match Between Columbia College And University of Pennsylvania—Nine Safety Touchdowns For The University". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 16, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "College Men At Football". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 16, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "College Football". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Desperate Struggle Between Yale and Columbia At Hoboken—The New Haven Boys Victorious". New York Herald. New York, New York. November 23, 1879. p. 13. Retrieved April 29, 2020 - via Newspapers.com .

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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

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* Columbia University Marching Band
* Roaree the Lion
* "Roar, Lion, Roar"
* The Union Club

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