Columbia at Army

Saturday, October 9, 1937

Army beat Columbia 21–⁠18. It was their fifth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–⁠2–⁠1.

AwayColumbia2–⁠5–⁠2 in 1937
18
HomeArmy7–⁠2 in 1937
21

FinalHigh 53°F, low 39°F, 0.02 in. of rainAttendance 20,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: CADETS To FRONT IN 21-18 THRILLER luckman Of Columbia Star in Defeat-Lead Changes Hands Five Times.

    Evening star, October 10, 1937, page 30

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    CADETS To FRONT IN 21–⁠18 THRILLER luckman Of Columbia Star in Defeat-Lead Changes Hands Five Times. ISI PUNT, N. Y, OCTOBER M 9.-Armys light Cavalry “ “ backs, strong in the tradi- ton of eagle and Meyer, charged down field three times today to give the cadets 2l-18 triumph over a dogged Columbia eleven. More than 10000 fans packed Niche Stadium beneath wintry skies to watch a thrilling game in which the lead changed hands five times. Although Columbia lost. Sid Luck man, the great Lion triple threat halfback, salvaged plenty of glory from the defeat, the second in as many years for Columbia at the hands OF the Corps He bombed the Army secondary, bucked the line and slashed of tackles with magnificent abandon and capped the afternoons running with an 80-yard return of kickoff for the final Columbia touchdown.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Army 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Army leads 14–⁠4–⁠3 in 21 meetings, counting the 16 since this game.

Recent meetings
1982Army 41, Columbia 8
1956Army 60, Columbia 0
1955Army 45, Columbia 0
1954Army 67, Columbia 12
1953Army 40, Columbia 7
1952Army 14, Columbia 14

Around this game

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