1949_Columbia_Lions_football_team

1949 Columbia Lions football team

1949 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season

The 1949 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1949 college football season.

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In their 20th season under head coach Lou Little, the Lions compiled a 2–7 record, and were outscored 276 to 82. Team captains Leon Van Bellingham and James Ward.[1]

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

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    "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 213. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
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    Werden, Lincoln A. (September 25, 1949). "Columbia Defeats Amherst, 25-7; Lions Count Early". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 2, 1949). "Columbia Defeats Harvard, 14-7; Great Lion Finish". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    Effrat, Louis (October 9, 1949). "Yale Sets Back Columbia in Baker Field Battle, 33-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 16, 1949). "Penn Conquers Lions, 27-7, Scoring Thrice in 2d Half". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    Effrat, Louis (October 23, 1949). "Army Routs Columbia, 63-6, Galiffa, Cain Leading Attack". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    McGowen, Roscoe (October 30, 1949). "Alert and Powerful Cornell Rolls over Columbia by 54-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    McGowen, Roscoe (November 6, 1949). "Dartmouth Trips Columbia by 35-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    Strauss, Michael (November 13, 1949). "Navy Overpowers Columbia, 34 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    Werden, Lincoln A. (November 20, 1949). "Columbia Bows to Brown in Its Last Game by 16-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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