1996 Columbia Lions football team
American college football season
1996 Columbia Lions football | |
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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 8–2 (5–2 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Mike Donnelly (5th season) |
Captains |
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Home stadium | Wien Stadium |
Seasons |
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No. 17 Dartmouth $ | 7 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia finished second in the Ivy League.
In their eighth season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 8–2 record and outscored opponents 181 to 159. Ryan Gabriele, Randy Murff, Marcellus Wiley and Rory Wilfork were the team captains.[1]
Despite a 5–2 conference record that placed second in the Ivy League standings, Columbia was outscored 133 to 119 by Ivy opponents.[2]
Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 21 | Harvard | W 20–13 OT | 5,760 | [3] | |||
September 28 | at Fordham* | W 17–10 | 5,713 | [4] | |||
October 5 | at Holy Cross* | W 42–16 | 9,349 | [5] | |||
October 12 | at Penn | W 20–19 OT | 6,435 | [6] | |||
October 19 | Lafayette* |
| W 3–0 | 1,170 | [7] | ||
October 26 | at Yale | W 13–10 | 24,715 | [8] | |||
November 2 | Princeton |
| L 11–14 | 9,100 | [9] | ||
November 9 | at No. 25 Dartmouth |
| L 0–40 | 5,119 | [10] | ||
November 16 | Cornell |
| W 24–10 | 7,055 | [11] | ||
November 23 | Brown |
| W 31–27 | 5,175 | [12] | ||
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Roster
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Offense
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Roster |
References
- ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 218. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 36–37. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Lessels, Allen (September 22, 1996). "Sour Finish for Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cavanaugh, Jack (September 29, 1996). "Mistakes Abound, but Columbia Finds Itself at 2-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
- ^ El-Bashir, Tarik (October 6, 1996). "Lions Remain Perfect by Trouncing Crusaders". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S4, S6.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (October 13, 1996). "Kick Fails in OT as Columbia Tops Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (October 20, 1996). "Columbia Zips Lafayette in Impossible Conditions". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 20, 1996. p. D19.
- ^ Berlet, Bruce (October 27, 1996). "Columbia Defeats Yale on Late FG". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D12, D14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Princeton Edges Past Columbia". The Home News & Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. November 3, 1996. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (November 10, 1996). "Big Win for the Big Green". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McShea, Keith (November 18, 1996). "A Heartbreaker: Injury Stops Levitt Short of Goal; CU Falls". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cavanaugh, Jack (November 24, 1996). "Lions Eke Out Victory in Closing Minutes". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.