Columbia at Army
Saturday, October 9, 1937 Share
Army beat Columbia 21–18. It was their fifth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–2–1.
FinalHigh 53°F, low 39°F, 0.02 in. of rainAttendance 20,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, October 10, 1937, page 30
Read the text
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.
The series
Every Columbia–Army gameArmy leads 14–4–3 in 21 meetings, counting the 16 since this game.
| 1982 | Army 41, Columbia 8 | |
| 1956 | Army 60, Columbia 0 | |
| 1955 | Army 45, Columbia 0 | |
| 1954 | Army 67, Columbia 12 | |
| 1953 | Army 40, Columbia 7 | |
| 1952 | Army 14, Columbia 14 |
Around this game
Columbia
- Next gamevs. PennsylvaniaOct. 16, 1937
- SeasonColumbia in 1937
- ProgramColumbia history and records
Army
- Next gameat YaleOct. 16, 1937
- SeasonArmy in 1937
- ProgramArmy history and records

