1918 Columbia Lions football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1918
| team = Columbia Lions
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 5–1
| head_coach = Fred Dawson
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Chester Robb
| stadium = South Field
}}
{{1918 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1918 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1918 college football season. In his first season, head coach Fred Dawson led the team to a 5–1 record, outscoring opponents {{nowrap|87 to 27}}.{{cite web |title=Columbia Football 2019 Record Book |publisher=Columbia University |location=New York, N.Y. |access-date=June 15, 2020 |page=211 |url=https://issuu.com/columbiaathletics/docs/2019_columbia_football_record_book}}
The team played its home games on South Field, part of the university's campus in Morningside Heights in Upper Manhattan.
Schedule
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| October 26 | | Camp Merritt
| South Field | New York, NY | W 7-0
| November 2 | | {{cfb link|year=1918|team=Amherst|title=Amherst}}
| South Field | New York, NY | W 21-7
| | {{cite news |title=Columbia Eleven Defeats Amherst |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=November 3, 1918 |page=E5}}
| November 9 | | {{cfb link|year=1918|team=Union Garnet|title=Union (NY)}}
| South Field | New York, NY | W 33-0
| November 16 | | {{cfb link|year=1918|team=Wesleyan Methodists|title=Wesleyan}}
| South Field | New York, NY | W 14-0
| November 23 | | NYU
| South Field | New York, NY | W 12-0
| | {{cite news |title=Columbia Defeats Rivals from N.Y.U. |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=November 24, 1918 |page=E6}}
| November 28 | @ | Syracuse
| Archbold Stadium | Syracuse, NY | L 0-20
| | {{cite news |title=Columbia's Eleven Makes Gallant but Futile Fight Against Syracuse Team |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=November 29, 1918 |page=14}}
}}