1934 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season

1934 Columbia Lions football

Conference| Independent
Record| 7–1
Head coach|

* Lou Little (5th season)

Offensive scheme| Single-wing
Home stadium| Baker Field

Seasons

<- 1933

1935 ->

1934 Eastern college football independents records

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| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Trinity (CT) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0
La Salle |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 1
Washington College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 4 Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 8 Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 5 Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Duquesne |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 15 Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 2
No. 10 Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 2
No. 14 Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Northeastern |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Rochester |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
Dartmouth |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Saint Anselm |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Amherst |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Massachusetts State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
CCNY |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Providence |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Bates |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1
Middlebury |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Williams |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Colby |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Springfield |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 3
Manhattan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 2
Wesleyan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Geneva |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 2
Saint Joseph's |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Lafayette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Norwich |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Bowdoin |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 6  | - | 1
Lowell Textile |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 7  | - | 1
Rankings from Associated Press

The 1934 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Lou Little, the team compiled a 7–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 140 to 49.[1] The team played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 6| at Yale|

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| W 12–6| 25,000| [2]
October 13| VMI|

* Baker Field
* New York, NY

| W 29–6| 18,000| [3]
October 20| Navy|

* Baker Field
* New York, NY

| L 7–18| |
October 27| Penn State|

* Baker Field
* New York, NY

| W 14–7| |
November 3| Cornell|

* Baker Field
* New York, NY (rivalry)

| W 14–0| |
November 10| Brown|

* Baker Field
* New York, NY

| W 39–0| |
November 17| at Penn|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| W 13–12| 45,000| [4]
November 25| Syracuse|

* Baker Field
* New York, NY

| W 12–0| |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1934 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
2. ^ "Lions Devour Yale Pup, 12-6 As Elis Stage Dogged Battle". Daily News. October 7, 1934. p. 83 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Columbia beats V.M.I. in first home play 29–6". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 14, 1934. Retrieved December 20, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Perry Lewis (November 18, 1934). "45,000 Watch Columbia Nip Penn, 13 to 12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S2 - 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)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1934 Rose Bowl
* Cornell
* Fordham: Liberty Cup

Culture & lore|

* Roaree the Lion
* "Roar, Lion, Roar"
* The Union Club

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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* 1870
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