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1968 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumBaker Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Lafayette*
L 14–367,441[2]
October 5at Princeton
L 16–4412,000[3]
October 12Harvarddagger
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 14–2117,182[4]
October 19at Yale
L 7–2917,724[5]
October 26Rutgers*
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 17–2810,968[6]
November 2Cornell
W 34–2514,377[7]
November 9at Dartmouth
L 19–31[8]
November 16at Penn
L 7–1310,366[9]
November 23Brown
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 46–20[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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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.
  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.
  11. ^ "1968 Football Schedule". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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