1993 Columbia Lions football team

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.

1993 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
1993 record	2–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Ray Tellier (5th season)
Captain	Adam Yeloushan
Home stadium	Wien Stadium

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

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 3–30	8,448	[3]
September 25	Fordham*	Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry)	W 7–0	3,325	[4]
October 2	at Colgate*	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 24–27		[1]
October 9	Lafayette*	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 6–58	3,080	[5]
October 16	Penn	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	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 3–14	5,176	[8]
November 6	Dartmouth	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 25–42	4,485	[9]
November 13	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 29–24	5,196	[10]
November 20	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 23–28	2,420	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "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.