1999 Columbia Lions football team

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.

1999 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
1999 record	3–7 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Ray Tellier (11th season)
Captains	Jason Bivens Justin Meadlin Matt Radley Jon Sproul
Home stadium	Wien Stadium

1999 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 Brown +		6	–	1					9	–	1
Yale +		6	–	1					9	–	1
Cornell		5	–	2					7	–	3
Penn		4	–	3					5	–	5
Harvard		3	–	4					5	–	5
Dartmouth		2	–	5					2	–	8
Columbia		1	–	6					3	–	7
Princeton		1	–	6					3	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 7–24	7,912	[3]
September 25	Towson*	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 28–13	2,325	[4]
October 2	at No. 12 Lehigh*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 13–63	10,829	[5]
October 9	Bucknell*	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 10–7	2,883	[6]
October 16	Penn	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 17–41	7,702	[7]
October 23	Yale	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 29–41	2,750	[8]
October 30	at Princeton	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 15–44	13,164	[9]
November 6	Dartmouth	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 21–14	4,310	[10]
November 13	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 29–31	5,870	[11]
November 20	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 6–23	12,076	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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. 38. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Concannon, Joe (September 19, 1999). "Crimson Get It Going in the Right Direction". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. F16 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Schad, Joe (September 26, 1999). "Towson Fumbles Away Game to Columbia". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 7E – via Newspapers.com.
5. Blockus, Gary R. (October 3, 1999). "Lehigh Sets Marks and Routs Columbia". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bison Fall at Columbia; Suspensions Hurt Bloom". The Danville News. Danville, Pa. October 11, 1999. pp. 9, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
7. 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.
8. Hine, Tommy (October 24, 1999). "Yale Breaks Out, Holds On". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tigers Utilize Passing Attack". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 31, 1999. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "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.
11. Moore, William (November 15, 1999). "Iverson Comes Through for CU". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Bears Stake Their Title Claim". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 21, 1999. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.