1946 Columbia Lions football team
American college football season
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The 1946 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented the Columbia University in the Ivy League during the 1946 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Lou Little, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 222 to 176.[1]
| 1946 Columbia Lions football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 6–3 (2–2 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Baker Field |
Columbia was ranked at No. 36 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | Rutgers* | W 13–7 | 23,000 | [3] | ||||
| October 5 | Navy* |
| W 23–14 | 35,000 | [4] | |||
| October 12 | at No. 15 Yale | No. 11 | W 28–20 | 65,000 | [5] | |||
| October 19 | at No. 1 Army* | No. 11 | L 14–48 | 25,500 | [6] | |||
| October 26 | at Dartmouth | W 33–13 | 13,000 | [7] | ||||
| November 2 | Cornell |
| L 0–12 | 35,000 | [8] | |||
| November 9 | No. 9 Penn |
| L 6–41 | 35,000 | [9] | |||
| November 16 | Lafayette* |
| W 46–0 | 12,000 | [10] | |||
| November 23 | Syracuse* |
| W 59–21 | 30,000 | [11] | |||
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Rankings
| Week | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |