1990 Columbia Lions football team

1990 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–9 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Bruce Mayhew
  • Galen Snyder
Home stadiumWien Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Dartmouth + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Cornell + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Yale 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Harvard 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Penn 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Princeton 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Brown 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.

In their second season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 1–9 record and were outscored 292 to 115. Bruce Mayhew and Galen Snyder were the team captains.[1]

The Lions' 1–6 conference record placed eighth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 168 to 56 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Harvard
L 6–9 9,430 [3]
September 22 at Bucknell*
L 16–41 3,418 [4]
September 29 at Lehigh*
L 9–42 8,300 [5]
October 6 Lafayette*
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 34–41 4,075 [6]
October 13 at Penn
L 6–21 10,121 [7]
October 20 at Yale
L 7–31 11,132 [8]
October 27 Princetondagger
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 17–15 10,750 [9]
November 3 at Dartmouth
L 20–34 5,113 [10]
November 10 Cornell
L 0–41 860 [11]
November 17 Brown
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 0–17 3,130 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 216. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 33–34. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Greenidge, Jim (September 16, 1990). "Harvard Picks Off Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Huckaby, John (September 23, 1990). "Todd Hatajik Tosses 4 TDs for Bucknell". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Bucknell, 41-16". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 23, 1990. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (September 30, 1990). "Lehigh Bounces Back 42-9". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 7, 1990). "Lafayette Hangs on to Outscore Columbia 41-34". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Juliano, Joe (October 14, 1990). "Hensch Leads Quakers Past Columbia, 21-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 10-E – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Bernstein, Viv (October 21, 1990). "Yale Beats Columbia; It's No Gem". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. C13 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Shipley, John C. Jr. (October 28, 1990). "Columbia Squeaks by Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Greenidge, Jim (November 4, 1990). "Dartmouth Digs In, Holds Its Ground". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Herzog, Brad (November 12, 1990). "Big Red Buries Columbia, 41-0". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bears Leave Lions in the Ivy Cellar". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 18, 1990. pp. S4, S9.