1970 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season

1970 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 14 Dartmouth $	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Penn	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Brown	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Columbia Lions football team represented Columbia University in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.^[1] They were led by third-year head coach Frank Navarro and played their home games at Baker Field . They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 3–6 overall 1–6 in Ivy League play to tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Lafayette *	Baker Field New York, NY	W 23-9	5,079	^[2]
October 3	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 22-24	12,000	^[3]
October 10	Harvard	Baker Field New York, NY	W 28-21	11,428	^[4]
October 17	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 15-32	21,634	^[5]
October 24	Rutgers *	Baker Field New York, NY	W 30-14	16,713	^[6]
October 31	Cornell	Baker Field New York, NY	L 14-31	15,928	^[7]
November 7	at No. 17 Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 0-55	12,850	^[8]
November 14	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 14-21	37,035	^[9]
November 21	Brown	Baker Field New York, NY	L 12-17	9,035	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1970 Columbia Lions football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`12`	Bill Flynn	Jr
WR	`21`	John Ryan	So
OE	`91`	George Starke	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`62`	Dave Gallagher	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "1970 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
^ Werden, Lincoln A. (September 27, 1970). "Columbia Downs Lafayette, 23-9". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 4, 1970). "Princeton Tops Columbia, 24-22". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 11, 1970). "Columbia Halts Harvard, 28 to 21". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 18, 1970). "Yale Defeats Columbia; Elis Win, 32 to 15". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ "Columbia Trounces Rutgers by 30-14 as Jackson Excels". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 25, 1970. p. S1.
^ "Columbia Loses to Cornell, 31-20". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. November 1, 1970. p. S1.
^ McGowen, Deane (November 8, 1970). "Dartmouth Routs Columbia, 55-0; Ivy Mark Broken". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 15, 1970). "Penn Triumphs over Columbia; Late Score Wins, 21-14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Foley, Red (November 22, 1970). "Brown Edges Inept Lions, 17-12". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 159 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1970 Football Schedule". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

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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
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People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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