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American college football season
The 1999 Columbia Lions football team was an
American football team that represented
Columbia University during the
1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Columbia tied for last in the
Ivy League .
In their 11th season under head coach
Ray Tellier , the Lions compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 301 to 175. Jason Bivens, Justin Meadlin, Matt Radley and Jon Sproul were the team captains.
[1]
The Lions' 1–6 conference record tied for seventh in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 141 to 95 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 18 at
Harvard
L 7–24 7,912
[3]
September 25
Towson *
W 28–13 2,325
[4]
October 2 at No. 12
Lehigh *
L 13–63 10,829
[5]
October 9
Bucknell *
W 10–7 2,883
[6]
October 16
Penn
L 17–41 7,702
[7]
October 23
Yale
L 29–41 2,750
[8]
October 30 at
Princeton
L 15–44 13,164
[9]
November 6
Dartmouth
W 21–14 4,310
[10]
November 13 at
Cornell
L 29–31 5,870
[11]
November 20 at
Brown
L 6–23 12,076
[12]
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. p. 38. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ Concannon, Joe (September 19, 1999).
"Crimson Get It Going in the Right Direction" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. F16 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Schad, Joe (September 26, 1999).
"Towson Fumbles Away Game to Columbia" .
The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 7E – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 3, 1999).
"Lehigh Sets Marks and Routs Columbia" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Bison Fall at Columbia; Suspensions Hurt Bloom" .
The Danville News . Danville, Pa. October 11, 1999. pp. 9, 10 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Juliano, Joe (October 17, 1999).
"Hoffman Gets Untracked, Leads Penn in a Romp Over Columbia" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C11 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Hine, Tommy (October 24, 1999).
"Yale Breaks Out, Holds On" .
Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E11 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Tigers Utilize Passing Attack" .
Home News Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J.
Associated Press . October 31, 1999. p. B6 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Columbia 21, Dartmouth 14" .
The Sunday Rutland Herald . Rutland, Vt. November 7, 1999. p. B5 – via
Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Ivy League".
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 7, 1999. p. C20.
^ Moore, William (November 15, 1999).
"Iverson Comes Through for CU" .
The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Bears Stake Their Title Claim" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass.
Associated Press . November 21, 1999. p. D19 – via
Newspapers.com .
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