Columbia at Army
Saturday, October 22, 1949 Share
No. 2 Army beat Columbia 63–6. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Army led the series 7–4–2.
FinalHigh 70°F, low 52°F, 0.02 in. of rainAttendance 27,100
On the newsreel
- ARMY ROUTS COLUMBIA, 63-6In one of the worst defeats it ever handed another team, the Cadet gridders swarm over hapless Columbia Lions with a nine-touchdown barrage. Even the second-stringers add to the lop-sided score of 63-6
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Army 87% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Columbia–Army gameArmy leads 14–4–3 in 21 meetings, counting the eight 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 gameat CornellOct. 29, 1949
- SeasonColumbia in 1949
- ProgramColumbia history and records
Army
- Next gamevs. VMIOct. 29, 1949
- SeasonArmy in 1949
- ProgramArmy history and records