1981 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1981 Columbia Lions football Ivy League Ivy 1–9 1–6 Bob Naso 2nd Tom McNally Vince Pellini Baker Field The 1981 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Columbia tied for last place in the Ivy League. In their second season under head coach Bob Naso, the Lions compiled a 1–9 record and were outscored 243 to 116. Vince Pellini and Tom McNally were the team captains.Columbia Football 2019 Record Book Columbia University New York, N.Y. June 15, 2020 215 https://issuu.com/columbiaathletics/docs/2019_columbia_football_record_book June 26, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200626164103/https://issuu.com/columbiaathletics/docs/2019_columbia_football_record_book dead The Lions' 1–6 conference record tied for seventh in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 160 to 93 by Ivy opponents.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 29 This would be Columbia's last season in the NCAA's top level of football competition. Shortly after the season ended, the NCAA reassigned all of the Ivy League teams to the second-tier Division I-AA,Big Guys on Block Bully Ivy, HC Football Ernie Roberts The Boston Globe Boston, Mass. December 4, 1981 which would later be renamed the Football Championship Subdivision. Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City. Schedule y y y AP 1981 September 19 Harvard Baker Field New York, NY L 6 23 4,745 Cuccia Sparks Harvard Jack Craig September 20, 1981 56 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54309788/1981-columbia-harvard/ September 26 Lafayette<ncg> Baker Field New York, NY L 13 28 3,795 Columbia Defense No Match for Lafayette, 28-13 Eric Compton September 20, 1981 72 Daily News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56612432/1981-columbia-lafayette/ October 3 Penn Baker Field New York, NY W 20 9 4,375 Columbia Surprises Penn, 20-9 Gail Shister October 4, 1981 9-F The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56628659/1981-columbia-penn/ October 10 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 14 21 12,360 Holly Drives Tigers Ken O'Brien October 11, 1981 B1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56630479/1981-columbia-princeton/ October 17 Yale<hc> Baker Field New York, NY L 17 48 10,025 Yale Turns Columbia's Roars to Whimpers, 48-17 Tom Yantz October 18, 1981 C12 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56631661/1981-columbia-yale/ October 24 Colgate<ncg> Baker Field New York, NY L 3 41 4,975 5 TDs by Colgate Frosh Press & Sun-Bulletin Binghamton, N.Y. October 24, 1981 6B, 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54308759/1981-colgate-columbia Newspapers.com October 31 @ Holy Cross<ncg> Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 7 14 8,041 Holy Cross Holds Off Columbia Neil Singelais November 1, 1981 86 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54311277/1981-columbia-holy-cross/ November 7 Dartmouth Baker Field New York, NY L 7 21 3,860 It's Dartmouth -- in a Real Breeze David Newman November 8, 1981 80 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54311619/1981-columbia-dartmouth/ November 14 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 9 15 3,500 Cornell Goes to the Wire to Beat Columbia Kenny Van Sickle November 16, 1981 13 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56644581/1981-columbia-cornell/ November 21 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 20 23 4,800 Brown 23, Columbia 20 November 22, 1981 84 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56646109/1981-brown-columbia/ References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football