1949 Columbia Lions football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1949
| team = Columbia Lions
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 2–7
| head_coach = Lou Little
| hc_year = 20th
| captain = Leon Van Bellingham
| captain2 = James Ward
| stadium = Baker Field
}}
{{1949 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1949 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1949 college football season.
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.{{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}}
Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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| poll = AP
| rankyear = 1949
| September 24 | | {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Amherst Lord Jeffs|title=Amherst}}
| Baker Field|New York, NY | W 27 7
| 12,000 | {{cite news |title=Columbia Defeats Amherst, 25-7; Lions Count Early |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |date=September 25, 1949 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 1 | | Harvard
| Baker Field | New York, NY | W 14 7
| 28,000 | {{cite news |title=Columbia Defeats Harvard, 14-7; Great Lion Finish |first=Joseph M. |last=Sheehan |date=October 2, 1949 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 8 | | Yale
| Baker Field | New York, NY | L 7 33
| 30,000 | {{cite news |title=Yale Sets Back Columbia in Baker Field Battle, 33-7 |first=Louis |last=Effrat |date=October 9, 1949 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 15 | @ | Penn
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA | L 7 27
| 34,373 | {{cite news |title=Penn Conquers Lions, 27-7, Scoring Thrice in 2d Half |first=Joseph M. |last=Sheehan |date=October 16, 1949 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 22 | @ | #2 Army
| Michie Stadium | West Point, NY | L 6 63
| 27,100 | {{cite news |title=Army Routs Columbia, 63-6, Galiffa, Cain Leading Attack |first=Louis |last=Effrat |date=October 23, 1949 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 29 | @ | #8 Cornell
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY | L 0 54
| 25,000 | {{cite news |title=Alert and Powerful Cornell Rolls over Columbia by 54-0 |first=Roscoe |last=McGowen |date=October 30, 1949 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 5 | | Dartmouth
| Baker Field | New York, NY | L 14 35
| 25,000 | {{cite news |title=Dartmouth Trips Columbia by 35-14 |first=Roscoe |last=McGowen |date=November 6, 1949 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 12 | @ | Navy
| Thompson Stadium | Annapolis, MD | L 0 34
| 18,000 | {{cite news |title=Navy Overpowers Columbia, 34 to 0 |first=Michael |last=Strauss |date=November 13, 1949 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 19 | | Brown
| Baker Field | New York, NY | L 7 16
| 20,000 | {{cite news |title=Columbia Bows to Brown in Its Last Game by 16-7 |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |date=November 20, 1949 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
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