1983 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1983 Columbia Lions football Ivy League Ivy 1–7–2 1–5–1 Bob Naso 4th John Witkowski Giants Stadium, Hofstra Stadium The 1983 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia placed second-to-last in the Ivy League. In their fourth season under head coach Bob Naso, the Lions compiled a 1–7–2 record and were outscored 363 to 218. John Witkowski was the team captain.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' 1–5–1 conference record finished seventh in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 221 to 130 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 30 This season marked the start of a winless streak and a losing streak that would become the worst-ever in Division I. Following their October 15 win over Yale, Columbia would go 47 games without a win. As the Bucknell and Dartmouth games in 1983 would also be the only tie games during the streak, this meant four complete seasons (1984 to 1987) of nothing but losses, with 44 losses in a row. The streak finally ended with a homecoming win October 9, 1988, against Princeton. This stretch included 33 consecutive Ivy League losses, starting with 1983's Cornell and Brown games.Columbia Ends 44-Game Loss Skid Brett Goodman October 9, 1988 1-F The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57082223/1988-columbia-streak/ A decade later, Columbia's streak was surpassed by an 80-game loss streak by Prairie View A&M in 1989–1998. Columbia scheduled most of its games on the road in 1983, as its own football stadium was being rebuilt. The Lions hosted two home games at the NFL Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and one game at Hofstra Stadium in Hempstead, New York. Schedule y y y the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the game September 17 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 14 43 8,500 Harvard Gets the Bounces Lesley Visser September 18, 1983 60 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57008829/1983-columbia-harvard/ September 24 @ #17 Lafayette<ncg> Fisher Field Easton, PA L 29 34 10,750 Lafayette 34, Columbia 29 Associated Press September 27, 1983 7C Times Leader Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57039871/1983-columbia-lafayette/ September 30 Penn Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ L 10 35 7,221 Hall's Three TDs Help Penn Whip Columbia Chuck Newman October 1, 1983 1-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57040276/1983-columbia-penn/ October 8 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 26 35 12,240 Tigers Top Lions by 35-26 Ken O'Brien October 9, 1983 E1 The Home News New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57044908/1983-columbia-princeton/ October 15 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 21 18 13,523 Even Columbia Tops Yale Ginny Apple October 16, 1983 D14, D15 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57046765/1983-columbia-yale/ October 22 Bucknell<ncg> Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY T 31 31 3,750 Columbia Tied, 31-31, on Kick by Bucknell John Radosta October 23, 1983 S5, S14 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 29 @ #2 Holy Cross<ncg> Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 28 77 12,861 HC Stampedes to 77-28 Romp Jack Craig October 30, 1983 56 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57050600/1983-columbia-hc/ November 5 Dartmouth Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ T 17 17 6,064 Columbia Game a Low-Budget Affair Don Markus November 6, 1983 S3 The Sunday Record Hackensack, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57051702/1983-columbia-dartmouth/ November 12 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 6 31 3,500 Harmon Runs Wild Kenny Van Sickle November 14, 1983 13 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57053651/1983-columbia-cornell/ November 19 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 36 42 7,500 Brown Tops Columbia, 42-36; Bruin Coach in Finale November 20, 1983 S9, S13 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football