1973 Columbia Lions football team

The 1973 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Columbia finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.

1973 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
1973 record	1–7–1 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Frank Navarro (6th season)
Captains	Mike Evans Ted Gregory
Home stadium	Baker Field

1973 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth $	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Penn	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
Princeton	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In their sixth and final season under head coach Frank Navarro, the Lions compiled a 1–7–1 record and were outscored 274 to 58. Mike Evans and Ted Gregory were the team captains.[1]

The Lions' 1–6 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 246 to 56 by Ivy opponents.[2]

Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Bucknell*	Baker Field New York, NY	T 0–0	4,837	[3]
October 6	Princeton	Baker Field New York, NY	W 14–13	12,166	[4]
October 13	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–57	25,500	[5]
October 20	Yale	Baker Field New York, NY	L 0–29	14,886	[6]
October 27	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 2–28	16,500	[7]
November 3	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 14–44	13,000	[8]
November 10	Dartmouth	Baker Field New York, NY	L 6–24	6,100	[9]
November 17	Penn	Baker Field New York, NY	L 8–42	5,330	[10]
November 24	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 14–37	7,500	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 215. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 26. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Harvin, Al (September 30, 1973). "Columbia, Bucknell Play 0-0 Tie". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. "Columbia's Late Rally Stops Princeton, 14-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 7, 1973. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 14, 1973). "Columbia Shut Out, 57-0; Harvard Is Easy Victor". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 21, 1973). "Yale Beats Columbia by 29 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. "Columbia Bows to Rutgers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 28, 1973. p. 6-E – via Newspapers.com.
8. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 4, 1973). "Columbia Bows, 44-14, to Cornell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
9. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 11, 1973). "Harvard, Dartmouth Win to Stay Tied for Ivy Lead; Columbia Beaten, 24-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Strauss, Michael (November 18, 1973). "Yale and Penn Triumph; Columbia Routed, 42-8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Troncelliti, Rick (November 25, 1973). "Best Brown Year Since '64". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 106 – via Newspapers.com.