1879 Columbia football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–3–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainWilliam F. Morgan
1879 college football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Princeton    4 0 1
Yale    3 0 2
Massachusetts    1 0 0
Michigan    1 0 1
Haverford    1 0 1
Harvard    2 1 2
Penn    2 2 0
Amherst    1 1 0
Navy    0 0 1
McGill    0 0 1
Toronto    0 0 1
Stevens    1 2 5
Rutgers    1 2 3
Pennsylvania Military    0 1 1
NYU    0 2 1
Racine    0 1 0
Swarthmore    0 1 0
Columbia    0 3 2

The 1879 Columbia football team represented Columbia University in the 1879 college football season.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 25at Stevens
T 0–0
November 1at PrincetonPrinceton, NJL 0–2
November 153:15 p.m.at Penn
L 0–1[2][3][4]
November 223:00 p.m.vs. Yale
  • St. George's Cricket Club grounds
  • Hoboken, NJ
L 0–2[5]
November 27vs. Rutgers
  • St. George's Cricket Club grounds
  • Hoboken, NJ
T 0–0

References

  1. "2016 Record Book Columbia Football". gocolumbialions.com. Columbia Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  2. "Return Match Between Columbia College And University of Pennsylvania—Nine Safety Touchdowns For The University". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 16, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "College Men At Football". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 16, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "College Football". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Desperate Struggle Between Yale and Columbia At Hoboken—The New Haven Boys Victorious". New York Herald. New York, New York. November 23, 1879. p. 13. Retrieved April 29, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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