1938 Columbia Lions football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1938
| team = Columbia Lions
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 3–6
| head_coach = Lou Little
| hc_year = 9th
| captain = John C. Wright
| stadium = Baker Field
}}
{{1938 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1938 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In his ninth season, head coach Lou Little led the team to a 3–6 record, though the Lions were only outscored {{nowrap|169 to 167}} by opponents.{{cite web |title=Columbia Football 2019 Record Book |publisher=Columbia University |location=New York, N.Y. |access-date=June 15, 2020 |page=213 |url=https://issuu.com/columbiaathletics/docs/2019_columbia_football_record_book}}
The team played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1938
| poll = AP
| time = y
| attend = y
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| October 1 | | @ | Yale
| Yale Bowl | New Haven, CT | W 27-14
| 35,000 | {{cite news |title=Columbia Defeats Yale, 27-14; Luckman Lions' Ace |first=Allison |last=Danzig |date=October 2, 1938 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 8 | | @ | Army
| Michie Stadium | West Point, NY | W 20-18
| 25,000 | {{cite news |title=Columbia Defeats Army, 20-18; Lions Go 80 Yards |first=Arthur J. |last=Daley |date=October 9, 1938 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 15 | | | Colgate
| Baker Field|New York, NY | L 0-12
| 30,000 | {{cite news |title=Colgate Beats Columbia; Lions Bow, 12 to 0 |first=William D. |last=Richardson |date=October 16, 1938 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 22 | | @ | Penn
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA | L 13-14
| 60,000 | {{cite news |title=Penn Defeats Columbia; Lions Bow, 14 to 13 |first=Robert F. |last=Kelley |date=October 23, 1938 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 29 | | | #17 Cornell
| Baker Field | New York, NY (rivalry) | L 7-23
| 34,000 | {{cite news |title=Cornell's Power Subdues Columbia Easily by 23-7 |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |date=October 30, 1938 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 5 | | | Virginia
| Baker Field | New York, NY | W 39-0
| 15,000 | {{cite news |title=Columbia Routs Virginia by 39-0 |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |date=November 6, 1938 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 12 | | | Navy
| Baker Field | New York, NY | L 9-14
| 33,000 | {{cite news |title=Two Long Drives by Navy Overcome Columbia, 14-9 |first=William D. |last=Richardson |date=November 13, 1938 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 19 | | | Syracuse
| Baker Field | New York, NY | L 12-13
| 20,000 | {{cite news |title=Syracuse Tops Columbia, 13-12; Kick Checks Lions |first=Arthur J. |last=Daley |date=November 20, 1938 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 24 | 11:00 a.m. | | Brown
| Andrews Field | Providence, RI | L 27-36
| 20,000 | {{cite news |author= |title=Veteran Brown and Columbia Teams Clash At Providence This Morning |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/129085999/ |newspaper=Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Connecticut |agency=Associated Press |date=November 24, 1938 |page=30 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |title=Columbia Loses to Brown Despite Three Touchdowns in Last Ten Minutes |first=William D. |last=Richardson |date=November 25, 1938 |page=28 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
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