1968 Columbia Lions football team

The 1968 Columbia Lions football team represented Columbia University in the 1968 college football season.[1] They were led by first-year head coach Frank Navarro and played their home games at Baker Field. They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 2–7 overall and 2–5 in Ivy League play to place fifth.

1968 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
1968 record	2–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Frank Navarro (1st season)
Home stadium	Baker Field

1968 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard +	6	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Yale +	6	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Penn	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Columbia	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Cornell	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Brown	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Lafayette*	Baker Field New York, NY	L 14–36	7,441	[2]
October 5	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 16–44	12,000	[3]
October 12	Harvard	Baker Field New York, NY	L 14–21	17,182	[4]
October 19	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–29	17,724	[5]
October 26	Rutgers*	Baker Field New York, NY	L 17–28	10,968	[6]
November 2	Cornell	Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry)	W 34–25	14,377	[7]
November 9	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 19–31	8,444	[8]
November 16	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–13	10,366	[9]
November 23	Brown	Baker Field New York, NY	W 46–20	9,723	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1968 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
2. Werden, Lincoln A. (September 29, 1968). "Lafayette Routs Columbia, 36 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. Adams, Frank S. (October 6, 1968). "Princeton Downs Columbia, 44-16, with a Late Rally". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Wallace, William N. (October 13, 1968). "Harvard Topples Columbia, 21 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Eskenazi, Gerald (October 20, 1968). "Yale Tops Columbia, 29-7, for 12th Triumph in Row". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Eskenazi, Gerald (October 27, 1968). "Rutgers Defeats Columbia, 28 to 17". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Koppett, Leonard (November 3, 1968). "Columbia Downs Cornell as Domres Excels, 34-25". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. McGowen, Deane (November 10, 1968). "Columbia Bows, 31 to 19". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1. Attendance figure in "Green Chews Lions". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. November 10, 1968. p. 4D.
9. Amdur, Neil (November 17, 1968). "Penn Sets Back Columbia, 13 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Koppett, Leonard (November 24, 1968). "Columbia Crushes Brown on Domres Aerials, 46-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1. Attendance figure in "Lions Romp over Browns". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. November 24, 1968. p. 4D.