1969 Columbia Lions football team
American college football season
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The 1969 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Columbia tied for last in the Ivy League.
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Headcoach
- Frank Navarro (2nd season)
Captains
- Kenneth Alexander
- Richard Alexander
| 1969 Columbia Lions football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 1–8 (1–6 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Baker Field |
In their second season under head coach Frank Navarro, the Lions compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored 237 to 84. Kenneth Alexander and Richard Alexander were the team captains.[1]
The Lions' 1–6 conference record tied for last in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 170 to 68 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 | ||
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| September 27 | Lafayette* |
| L 22–36 | 7,626–7,676 | [3][4] | ||
| October 4 | Princeton |
| L 7–21 | 12,415 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | at Harvard | L 0–51 | 15,000 | [6] | |||
| October 18 | Yale
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| L 6–41 | 15,114 | [7] | ||
| October 25 | at Rutgers* | L 14–21 | 17,000 | [8] | |||
| November 1 | at Cornell | L 3–10 | 10,000 | [9] | |||
| November 8 | Dartmouth |
| L 7–37 | 8,713 | [10] | ||
| November 15 | Penn |
| L 7–17 | 5,145 | [11] | ||
| November 22 | at Brown | W 18–3 | 12,000 | [12] | |||
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