1971 Columbia Lions football team

1971 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Charles Johnson
  • John Sefcik
Home stadiumBaker Field
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth + 6 1 0 8 1 0
Cornell + 6 1 0 8 1 0
Columbia 5 2 0 6 3 0
Harvard 4 3 0 5 4 0
Yale 3 4 0 4 5 0
Princeton 3 4 0 4 5 0
Penn 1 6 0 2 7 0
Brown 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1971 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Columbia finished third in the Ivy League.

In their fourth season under head coach Frank Navarro, the Lions compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 166 to 136. John Sefcik and Charles Johnson were the team captains.[1]

The Lions' 5–2 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. Columbia outscored Ivy opponents 149 to 117.[2]

Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.

  1. ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 215. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 25. Retrieved July 10, 2020.