1900 Columbia Blue and White football team

American college football season

1900 Columbia Blue and White football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3–1
Head coach	George Sanford (2nd season)
Captain	Bill Morley
Home stadium	Columbia Field
Seasons← 1899 1901 →

1900 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Yale		–		12	–	0	–	0
Penn		–		12	–	1	–	0
Harvard		–		10	–	1	–	0
Cornell		–		10	–	2	–	0
Geneva		–		5	–	1	–	1
Lafayette		–		9	–	2	–	0
Syracuse		–		7	–	2	–	1
Princeton		–		8	–	3	–	0
Drexel		–		5	–	2	–	0
Fordham		–		3	–	1	–	1
Army		–		7	–	3	–	1
Brown		–		7	–	3	–	1
Columbia		–		7	–	3	–	1
Villanova		–		5	–	2	–	2
Washington & Jefferson		–		6	–	3	–	1
Swarthmore		–		6	–	3	–	2
Holy Cross		–		5	–	3	–	1
Carlisle		–		6	–	4	–	1
Buffalo		–		3	–	2	–	2
Dickinson		–		5	–	4	–	0
Western Univ. of Penn		–		5	–	4	–	0
Bucknell		–		4	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh College		–		3	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		4	–	4	–	0
Vermont		–		4	–	4	–	1
Lehigh		–		5	–	6	–	0
Frankin & Marshall		–		4	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		3	–	4	–	1
Penn State		–		4	–	6	–	1
Amherst		–		4	–	7	–	1
Dartmouth		–		2	–	4	–	2
NYU		–		3	–	6	–	1
Tufts		–		3	–	6	–	1
Wesleyan		–		3	–	6	–	1
New Hampshire		–		1	–	5	–	1
Colgate		–		2	–	8	–	0
CCNY		–		0	–	1	–	0

The 1900 Columbia Blue and White football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1900 college football season. In its second season under head coach George Sanford, the team compiled a 7–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 124 to 77, including six shutouts. Bill Morley was the team captain.

Columbia's sports teams were commonly called the "Blue and White" in this era, but had no official nickname. The name "Lions" would not be adopted until 1910.

The team played its home games at Columbia Field in New York City.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 3		at Rutgers	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	W 11–0
October 6		Wesleyan	Columbia Field New York, NY	W 12–0
October 10		Williams	Columbia Field New York, NY	T 0–0
October 13		at Harvard	Soldiers' Field Cambridge, MA	L 0–24	8,000
October 17		Stevens	Columbia Field New York, NY	W 45–0
October 20		at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–30
October 27		Yale	Columbia Field New York, NY	L 5–12	8,000
November 6		Princeton	Columbia Field New York, NY	W 6–5	10,000
November 10	3:30 p.m.	at Buffalo	Buffalo Athletic Field Buffalo, NY	W 17–0	4,000
November 17		at Navy	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 11–0
November 29		Carlisle	Columbia Field New York, NY	W 17–6

References

"1900 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
^ "Columbia Football 2018 Record Book" (PDF). Columbia University. 2018. p. 197.
"How Columbia Became the Lions". Columbia Football 2019 Record Book. New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 238. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
"Columbia Played Poorly". The New York Times. October 4, 1900. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
"Columbia Beat Wesleyan". The New York Times. October 7, 1900. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
"Harvard Beats Columbia, 24 to 0". Boston Post. October 14, 1900. p. 5 – via NewspaperARCHIVE.
"Pennsy Wins From Columbia 30-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1900. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
"Columbia's Mighty Stand". New York Tribune. October 28, 1900. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
"Columbia's Game Fight". The Sun. October 28, 1900 – via Newspapers.com.
"Columbia Is Victorious". The New York Times. November 7, 1900. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
"Columbia Beat Tigers in Closely Fought Game". The Philadelphia Times. November 7, 1900. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
"Columbia Warriors Clash Today With Buffalo". Buffalo Courier. Buffalo, New York. November 10, 1900. p. 9. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Columbia Scores But 17 On U. Of B. Team". Buffalo Courier. Buffalo, New York. November 11, 1900. p. 9. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Columbia Scores But 17 On U. Of B. Team (continued)". Buffalo Courier. Buffalo, New York. November 11, 1900. p. 26. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Columbia Won Easily". The New York Times. November 11, 1900. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
"Columbia Beat Cadets". The New York Times. November 18, 1900. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
"Columbia Beat Indians". The New York Times. November 30, 1900. p. 8 – 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
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