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1993 Columbia Lions football
Conference Ivy League
Record2–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Mike Donnelly (2nd season)
CaptainAdam Yeloushan
Home stadium Wien Stadium
Seasons
←  1992
1994 →
1993 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Penn $ 7 0 0 10 0 0
Dartmouth 6 1 0 7 3 0
Princeton 5 2 0 8 2 0
Brown 3 4 0 4 6 0
Cornell 3 4 0 4 6 0
Yale 2 5 0 3 7 0
Harvard 1 6 0 3 7 0
Columbia 1 6 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia tied for last in the Ivy League.

In their fifth season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 294 to 155. Adam Yeloushan was the team captain. [1]

The Lions' 1–6 conference record tied for seventh (and worst) in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 209 to 118 by Ivy opponents. [2]

Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 at Harvard L 3–30 8,448 [3]
September 25 Fordham* W 7–0 3,325 [4]
October 2 at Colgate* L 24–27 [1]
October 9 Lafayette*
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 6–58 3,080 [5]
October 16 Penndagger
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 7–36 8,605 [6]
October 23 Yale
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 28–35 5,352 [7]
October 30 at Princeton L 3–14 5,176 [8]
November 6 Dartmouth
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 25–42 4,485 [9]
November 13 at Cornell W 29–24 5,196 [10]
November 20 at Brown L 23–28 2,420 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ a b "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 218. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 35. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Concannon, Joe (September 19, 1993). "Harvard Gets Off to a Fresh Start". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Bondy, Filip (September 26, 1993). "Lions Rule Quiet Kingdom; Bowl Over Rams, Not City, as Gotham's Griddiest". Daily News (final ed.). New York, N.Y. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 10, 1993). "Lafayette Mauls Columbia 58-6". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Searcy, Jay (October 17, 1993). "Quakers Climb to 5-0 by Blasting Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Berlet, Bruce (October 24, 1993). "Yale's Offense Has a Field Day". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E9, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Bruns, John (October 31, 1993). "Tigers Slosh by Columbia". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Dartmouth Rolls On". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. November 7, 1993. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries: Dartmouth, 42-25". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 7, 1993. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Read, Dennis (November 15, 1993). "Lions Growl Again Surprises Big Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Brown 28, Columbia 23". The Miami Herald (final ed.). Miami, Fla. November 14, 1993. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com.