1945 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Army   –   9 – 0 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 0 – 1
No. 20 Columbia   –   8 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   4 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Penn   –   6 – 2 – 0
Yale   –   6 – 3 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   2 – 1 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   3 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   2 – 3 – 2
NYU   –   3 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 5 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth   –   1 – 6 – 1
Syracuse   –   1 – 6 – 0
Boston University   –   0 – 5 – 0
CCNY   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented the Columbia University during the 1945 college football season. In their 16th season under head coach Lou Little, the Lions compiled an 8–1 record, were ranked No. 20 in the final AP Poll, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 251 to 105. The Lions' lone setback was a 32–7 loss to Penn.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Lafayette
W 40–1410,000[3]
October 6 Syracuse
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 32–08,000[4]
October 13 Yale
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 27–1330,000[5]
October 20 ColgateNo. 17
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 31–740,000[6]
October 27 BrownNo. 11
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 27–612,000[7]
November 3 CornellNo. 12
W 34–2635,000[8]
November 10at No. 9 PennNo. 10
L 7–3263,000[9]
November 17at Princeton
W 32–718,000[10]
November 24 Dartmouth
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 21–030,000[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1945 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP—17111210——1920

References

  1. ^ "Columbia Yearly Results (1945–1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "1945 Columbia LionsSchedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "Columbia Routs Lafayette, 40-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 30, 1945. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Versatile Lions in Romp Over Syracuse, 32-0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 7, 1945. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Columbia Trims Yale, 27 to 13". The Pittsburgh Press. October 14, 1945. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lions Claw Colgate in Final Period, 31 to 7: Rossides Paces Columbia With Sparkling Runs". Democrat and Chronicle. October 21, 1945. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Columbia Fails To Impress In 27-6 Verdict over Brown". Democrat and Chronicle. October 28, 1945. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Columbia Lions Trim Cornell Despite Late Red Rally, 34-26". Democrat and Chronicle. November 4, 1945. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "63,000 See Penn End Columbia Streak: Evans' Passes Yield Four Quaker Scores". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 11, 1945. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Columbia Lions Gain 32-7 Win Over Princeton". Hartford Courant. November 18, 1945. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Columbia Blanks Dartmouth, 21-0, for Seventh Victory". The Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1945. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
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