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American college football season
The 1991 Columbia Lions football team was an
American football team that represented
Columbia University during the
1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Columbia tied for last in the
Ivy League .
In their third season under head coach
Ray Tellier , the Lions compiled a 1–9 record and were outscored 249 to 154. Chuck Dimitrof and Brad Hutton were the team captains.
[1]
The Lions' 1–6 conference record tied for seventh (and worst) in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 177 to 114 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 September 21
Harvard
L 16–21 12,200
[3]
September 28
Lehigh *
L 9–22 4,045
[4]
October 5
Fordham *
Wien Stadium New York, NY (
rivalry ) L 16–20 3,650
[5]
October 12
Penn
W 20–14 7,870
[6]
October 19 at
Lafayette *
L 15–30 5,113
[7]
October 26
Yale
L 9–36 9,130
[8]
November 2 at
Princeton
L 6–22 8,428
[9]
November 9
Dartmouth
L 19–28 4,335
[10]
November 16 at
Cornell
L 21–28 6,000
[11]
November 23 at
Brown
L 23–28 5,250
[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
References
^
"Columbia Football 2019 Record Book" . New York, N.Y.:
Columbia University . p. 217. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
^ "Year-by-Year History".
Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.:
Ivy League . 2017. p. 34. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ Monahan, Bob (September 22, 1991).
"Harvard Sophomore Giardi Is a Jinx for Columbia" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Blockus, Gary R. (September 29, 1991).
"Lehigh Escapes 22-9 Against Columbia" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Fordham 20, Columbia 18" .
Miami Herald . Miami, Fla. October 6, 1991. p. 11D – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Searcy, Jay (October 13, 1991).
"Columbia Wins; Penn Still Winless" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-D – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Meixell, Ted (October 20, 1991).
"Kahn Is Unexpected Hero for Leopards" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via
Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in
"Lafayette, 30-15" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass.
Associated Press . October 20, 1991. p. 65 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Berlet, Bruce (October 27, 1991).
"Yale's 29 Third-Quarter Points Lead to Rout of Columbia" .
The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E13, E11 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Knobelman, Bob (November 3, 1991).
"Win Leaves Ivy Race in Princeton's Hands" .
The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. pp. C1, C4 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Dartmouth Fends Off Columbia" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass.
Associated Press . November 10, 1991. p. 69 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Herzog, Brad (November 18, 1991).
"Big Red Struggles, but Tops Columbia" .
The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via
Newspapers.com .
^ "Brown Holds Off Columbia for First Victory".
The New York Times . New York, N.Y. November 24, 1991. pp. S6, S7.
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