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1877 Columbia football team

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1877 Columbia football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainChas. DeH. Bower
Seasons
← 1876
1878 →
1877 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale     3 0 1
Princeton     2 0 1
Amherst     1 0 0
Harvard     3 1 0
Columbia     2 2 0
Rutgers     1 2 0
Stevens     1 3 0
Tufts     0 3 0

The 1877 Columbia football team represented Columbia University in the 1877 college football season.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 53:00 p.m.vs. Harvard
L 0–6400–500[2][3][4]
November 6vs. Rutgers
  • St. George's Cricket Club grounds
  • Hoboken, NJ
W 6T–0[5]
November 13at Stevens
  • St. George's Cricket Club grounds
  • Hoboken, NJ
W 1T–0
November 172:40 p.m.at PrincetonPrinceton, NJL 3T–4G[6]

References

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  1. ^ 1877 Columbia University football scores and results
  2. ^ "Harvard vs. Columbia". New York Herald. November 6, 1877. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Foot Ball". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 6, 1877. p. 3. Retrieved April 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Harvard's Great Victory". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 6, 1877. p. 3. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "State and County Items". Matawan Journal. Matawan, New Jersey. November 10, 1877. p. 2. Retrieved April 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Princeton Boys Ahead". The Sun. New York, New York. November 18, 1877. p. 1. Retrieved April 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.