In their first season under head coach Bill Campbell, the Lions compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored 258 to 81.
Dick Cummings and Mike Telep were the team captains.
[1] The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings.
Columbia was outscored 210 to 43 by Ivy opponents.
[2] Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.