1920 Columbia Lions football team

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The 1920 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In his first season, head coach Frank "Buck" O'Neill led the team to a 4–4 record, but the Lions were outscored 141 to 75 by opponents.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Headcoach
CaptainJohn F. Kienninger
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1920 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
CaptainJohn F. Kienninger
Home stadiumSouth Field, Polo Grounds
Seasons
← 1919
1921 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1920 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Boston College â€“ 8–0–0
Harvard â€“ 8–0–1
Princeton â€“ 6–0–1
Penn State â€“ 7–0–2
Pittsburgh â€“ 6–0–2
Army â€“ 7–2–0
Dartmouth â€“ 7–2–0
Cornell â€“ 6–2–0
Syracuse â€“ 6–2–1
Geneva â€“ 5–2–1
New Hampshire â€“ 5–2–1
Brown â€“ 6–3–0
Bucknell â€“ 6–3–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 6–3–1
Penn â€“ 6–4–0
Carnegie Tech â€“ 5–3–0
Lafayette â€“ 5–3–0
Holy Cross â€“ 5–3–0
Williams â€“ 5–3–0
Yale â€“ 5–3–0
Fordham â€“ 4–3–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 3–2–2
Boston University â€“ 4–3–1
Columbia â€“ 4–4–0
Duquesne â€“ 3–3–1
Vermont â€“ 3–5–0
NYU â€“ 2–5–1
Rhode Island State â€“ 0–4–4
Tufts â€“ 2–6–0
Rutgers â€“ 2–7–0
Buffalo â€“ 1–4–0
Colgate â€“ 1–5–2
Villanova â€“ 1–5–1
Drexel â€“ 0–6–0
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The team played most of its games on South Field, part of the university's campus in Morningside Heights in Upper Manhattan.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 Trinity (CT)
W 21–0 8,000 [2]
October 9 NYU
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
W 14–7 12,000–14,000 [3][4]
October 16 Amherst
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
W 20–7 8,000 [5]
October 23 Wesleyan
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
L 0–10 9,000 [6]
October 30 Williams
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
W 20–14 [1]
November 6 Swarthmore
  • South Field
  • New York, NY
L 7–21 [1]
November 13 at Cornell L 7–34 15,000 [7]
November 20 Penn
L 7–27 28,000 [8]
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