1969 Columbia Lions football team

1969 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Kenneth Alexander
  • Richard Alexander
Home stadiumBaker Field
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth + 6 1 0 8 1 0
Yale + 6 1 0 7 2 0
Princeton + 6 1 0 6 3 0
Cornell 4 3 0 4 5 0
Penn 2 5 0 4 5 0
Harvard 2 5 0 3 6 0
Brown 1 6 0 2 7 0
Columbia 1 6 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

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.

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.

  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.