1942 Columbia Lions football team

The 1942 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. Home games were played in New York City at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan.

1942 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
1942 record3–6
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumBaker Field
1942 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Williams   –    7 –1 –0
No. 19 Penn State   –    6 –1 –1
No. 8 Boston College   –    8 –2 –0
Buffalo   –    6 –2 –0
Bucknell   –    6 –2 –1
Colgate   –    6 –2 –1
Army   –    6 –3 –0
Syracuse   –    6 –3 –0
Duquesne   –    6 –3 –1
Yale   –    5 –3 –0
Fordham   –    5 –3 –1
Penn   –    5 –3 –1
No. T–19 Holy Cross   –    5 –4 –1
Dartmouth   –    5 –4 –0
Brown   –    4 –4 –0
Carnegie Tech   –    3 –3 –0
Villanova   –    4 –4 –0
Cornell   –    3 –5 –1
Princeton   –    3 –5 –1
Temple   –    2 –5 –3
Columbia   –    3 –6 –0
Pittsburgh   –    3 –6 –0
Tufts   –    2 –5 –1
Franklin & Marshall   –    1 –4 –2
Massachusetts State   –    2 –5 –0
Harvard   –    2 –6 –1
Drexel   –    2 –6 –0
Manhattan   –    2 –6 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Under thirteenth-year head coach Lou Little, the Lions compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 193 to 169. The team captains were Felix Demartini and Paul Governali.[1]

Ken Germann led the team in scoring, with 60 points (six touchdowns).[2] Governali, the Heisman Trophy runner-up,[3] led in total offense, with 1,610 yards (1,442 passing, 168 rushing).[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Fort Monmouth
W 39–0 [1]
October 3 Maine
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 34–2 12,000 [5]
October 10 Brown
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 21–28 17,000 [6]
October 17 No. 18 Army
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 6–34 30,000 [7]
October 24 at No. 17 Penn
L 12–42 45,000 [8]
October 31 Cornell
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY (rivalry)
W 14–13 21,000 [9]
November 7 Colgate
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 21–35 15,000 [10]
November 14 at Navy
L 9–13 25,000 [11]
November 21 Dartmouth
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 13–26 10,000 [12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 213. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 64. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  3. "Sinkwich lauds mates in receiving award". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. December 9, 1942. p. 8.
  4. "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 61. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  5. Effrat, Louis (October 4, 1942). "Columbia Aerials Sink Maine, 34 to 2". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. Richardson, William D. (October 11, 1942). "28 Points in 2d Quarter Mark Baker Field Battle". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. Danzig, Allison (October 18, 1942). "Cadets Rout Lions". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. Daley, Arthur J. (October 25, 1942). "Penn Routs Columbia, 42-12; Quakers Hit Hard". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. Daley, Arthur (November 1, 1942). "Columbia Defeats Cornell, 14-13; Lions Stage Rally". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. Effrat, Louis (November 8, 1942). "Colgate Defeats Columbia by 35-26". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. Daley, Arthur (November 15, 1942). "Navy Rally Downs Columbia, 13-9; Pass Sinks Lions". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  12. Richardson, William D. (November 22, 1942). "Dartmouth Defeats Columbia, 26-13; Indians Trip Lions". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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