1991 Columbia Lions football team

1991 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–9 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Chuck Dimitrof
  • Brad Hutton
Home stadiumWien Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth $ 6 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Princeton 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Harvard 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Yale 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Cornell 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Penn 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Brown 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1991 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia tied for last in the Ivy League.

In their third season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 1–9 record and were outscored 249 to 154. Chuck Dimitrof and Brad Hutton were the team captains.[1]

The Lions' 1–6 conference record tied for seventh (and worst) in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 177 to 114 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Harvard
L 16–21 12,200 [3]
September 28 Lehigh*
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 9–22 4,045 [4]
October 5 Fordham*
L 16–20 3,650 [5]
October 12 Penndagger
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 20–14 7,870 [6]
October 19 at Lafayette*
L 15–30 5,113 [7]
October 26 Yale
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 9–36 9,130 [8]
November 2 at Princeton
L 6–22 8,428 [9]
November 9 Dartmouth
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 19–28 4,335 [10]
November 16 at Cornell
L 21–28 6,000 [11]
November 23 at Brown
L 23–28 5,250 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 217. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 34. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Monahan, Bob (September 22, 1991). "Harvard Sophomore Giardi Is a Jinx for Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (September 29, 1991). "Lehigh Escapes 22-9 Against Columbia". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fordham 20, Columbia 18". Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. October 6, 1991. p. 11D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Searcy, Jay (October 13, 1991). "Columbia Wins; Penn Still Winless". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 20, 1991). "Kahn Is Unexpected Hero for Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette, 30-15". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 20, 1991. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Berlet, Bruce (October 27, 1991). "Yale's 29 Third-Quarter Points Lead to Rout of Columbia". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E13, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Knobelman, Bob (November 3, 1991). "Win Leaves Ivy Race in Princeton's Hands". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. pp. C1, C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Dartmouth Fends Off Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 10, 1991. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Herzog, Brad (November 18, 1991). "Big Red Struggles, but Tops Columbia". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brown Holds Off Columbia for First Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 24, 1991. pp. S6, S7.