1947 Columbia Lions football team

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1947 Columbia Lions football team - Wikipedia

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1947 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 20
Record	7–2
Head coach	Lou Little (18th season)
Home stadium	Baker Field
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Ivy Group football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Penn	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	0	–	1
Princeton	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Yale	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
No. 20 Columbia	2	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Harvard	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Brown	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Cornell	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented the Columbia University during the 1947 college football season. In its 18th season under head coach Lou Little, the team compiled a 7–2 record, was ranked No. 20 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 170 to 113.^[1]

Columbia's victory over No. 6 Army on October 25, 1947, broke the Cadets' 32-game unbeaten streak dating back to November 1943.^[2]

Columbia end Bill Swiacki was a consensus first-team All-American;^[3] he also finished eighth in the 1947 voting for the Heisman Trophy.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Rutgers		Baker Field New York, NY	W 40–28	23,000	^[5]
October 4	at Navy		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 13–6	22,000	^[6]
October 11	No. 14 Yale	No. 11	Baker Field New York, NY	L 7–17	35,000	^[7]
October 18	at No. 8 Penn		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 14–34	70,000	^[8]
October 25	No. 6 Army		Baker Field New York, NY	W 21–20	35,000	^[2]
November 1	at Cornell	No. 20	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 22–0	25,000	^[9]
November 8	Dartmouth	No. 17	Baker Field New York, NY	W 15–0	10,000	^[10]
November 15	Holy Cross		Baker Field New York, NY	W 10–0	28,000	^[11]
November 22	Syracuse	No. 19	Baker Field New York, NY	W 28–8	22,000	^[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
AP	11	—	—	20	17	—	19	16 (1)	—	20

References

^ "1947 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Gene Ward (October 26, 1947). "Lions Halt Army Streak, 21-20". The Daily News (New York City). p. 91 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
^ "1947 Heisman Trophy Voting". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^ Hy Turkin (September 28, 1947). "Lions Win, 40-28, After Rugged Rutgers Rally". The Daily News (New York City). p. C41 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Robert Elmer (October 5, 1947). "Columbia Hands Navy Eleven Second Loss In Row, 13-6: Bill Hawkins Scores With 55-Yard Run". The Baltimore Sun. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eli Overpower Lions With Air Attack, 17-7". The Daily News (New York City). October 12, 1947. p. 103 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Penn Downs Columbia, 34-14, Before 70,000". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 19, 1947. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lions Outrun Stubborn Cornell". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 2, 1947. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Columbia Beats Dartmouth, 15-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 9, 1947. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hy Turkin (November 16, 1947). "Lions Beat Stubborn HC, 10-0, On 2d-Half Drive". The Daily News. p. C41 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Columbia Trims Syracuse, 28-8, In Wild Battle". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 23, 1947. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Columbia Lions football
Venues	Polo Grounds (1880–1883, 1890, 1899, 1901–1903, 1920–1927, 1936) Berkeley Oval (1889) Columbia Grounds (1891) Columbia Field (1900) American League Park (1904–1905) South Field (1915–1923) Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium (1923–1982, 1984–present) Giants Stadium (1983) Hofstra Stadium (1983)
Bowls & rivalries	1934 Rose Bowl Cornell Fordham: Liberty Cup
Culture & lore	Columbia University Marching Band Roaree the Lion "Roar, Lion, Roar" The Union Club
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885–1888 1889 1890 1891 1892–1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906–1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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