1927 Columbia Lions football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1927
| team = Columbia Lions
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 5–2–2
| head_coach = Charles Crowley
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Baker Field, Polo Grounds
}}
{{1927 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1927 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In its third season under head coach Charles Crowley, the team compiled a 5–2–2 record and outscored opponents {{nowrap|135 to 54,}} with five shutouts.{{cite web|title=1927 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=March 8, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/columbia/1927-schedule.html}} The team played home games at Baker Field and the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan.
Schedule
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|September 24|||Vermont|Baker Field|New York, NY|W 32-0||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79527422/columbia-beats-vermont-gridders/|work=Times Union|title=Columbia beats Vermont gridders|date=September 25, 1927|accessdate=June 13, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 1|||{{cfb link|year=1927|team=Union Garnet|title=Union (NY)}}|Baker Field|New York, NY|W 28-0||
|October 8|||{{cfb link|year=1927|team=Wesleyan Methodists|title=Wesleyan}}|Baker Field|New York, NY|W 28-0||
|October 15|||Colgate|Baker Field|New York, NY|L 7-13||
|October 22|||{{cfb link|year=1927|team=Williams Ephs|title=Williams}}|Baker Field|New York, NY|W 19-0||
|October 29||at|Cornell|Schoellkopf Field|Ithaca, NY (rivalry)|T 0-0||
|November 5|||{{cfb link|year=1927|team=Johns Hopkins Blue Jays|title=Johns Hopkins}}|Baker Field|New York, NY|T 7-7||
|November 12||at|Penn|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|L 0-27||
|November 24|2:00 p.m.||Syracuse|Polo Grounds|New York, NY|W 14-7|35,000|{{cite news |author= |title=Syracuse Battles Lions |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78969532/daily-news/ |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York, New York |date=November 24, 1927 |page=144 |access-date=June 4, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Cross |first=Harry |authorlink=Harry Cross (sportswriter) |title=Columbia Snaps Out Of The Ruck |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78969665/the-post-star/ |newspaper=The Post-Star |location=Glens Falls, New York |date=November 25, 1927 |page=9 |access-date=June 4, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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