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American college football season
The 2005 Columbia Lions football team was an
American football team that represented
Columbia University during the
2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Columbia finished last in the
Ivy League .
In their third and final season under head coach
Bob Shoop , the Lions compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 337 to 116. Bill Beechum, Prosper Nwokocha and Joe Winters were the team captains.
[1]
The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record placed eighth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 293 to 63 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 17 at
Fordham *
W 23–17 6,912
[3]
September 24
Duquesne *
W 23–13 3,511
[4]
October 1 at
Princeton
L 3–43 8,835
[5]
October 8 at
Lafayette *
L 7–14 1,500
[6]
October 15
Penn
L 16–44 10,131
[7]
October 22 at
Dartmouth
L 6–17 6,222
[8]
October 29
Yale
L 3–37 2,025
[9]
November 5
Harvard
L 7–55 2,354
[10]
November 12 at
Cornell
L 7–45 4,727
[11]
November 19 No. 18
Brown
L 21–52 6,705
[12]
[13]
[14]
[15]
References
^
"Columbia Football 2019 Record Book" . New York, N.Y.:
Columbia University . p. 219. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
^ "Year-by-Year History".
Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.:
Ivy League . 2017. pp. 41–42. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ Devaney, Kevin Jr. (September 18, 2005).
"Lions Win Liberty Cup" .
The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. p. 9C – via
Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Stats Extra: College Football".
Daily News . New York, N.Y. September 18, 2005. p. 86.
^
"Columbia Dumps Duquesne" .
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Pittsburgh, Pa. September 25, 2005. pp. D-8, D-7 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Kirkland, Javarone Lead Tigers in Romp" .
Home News Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J.
Associated Press . October 2, 2005. p. C5 – via
Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries".
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 2, 2005. p. C22.
^ Miller, Stephen (October 9, 2005).
"Leopards Show Resiliency, Buoyancy" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via
Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries".
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 9, 2005. p. D18.
^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 16, 2005).
"Quakers Win One for Kyle Ambrogi" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D5 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Dartmouth Scores Early, Tops Columbia" .
The Sunday Rutland Herald . Rutland, Vt.
Associated Press . October 23, 2005. p. B4 – via
Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries".
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 23, 2005. p. C19.
^ Hine, Tommy (October 30, 2005).
"Bulldogs Capitalize on Five Turnovers" .
Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E11 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Powers, John (November 6, 2005).
"Crimson Finish in No Time" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Feaver, Christopher (November 14, 2005).
"Big Red Blows Out Columbia" .
The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 6B – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Title a First for Brown" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass.
Associated Press . November 20, 2005. p. C21 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Columbia Lions Schedule 2005" .
ESPN . Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^
"2005 Football Schedule" . The Trustees of Columbia University. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^
"Columbia Football 2023 Football Record Book" (PDF) . The Trustees of Columbia University. p. 184. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
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