1985 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1985 Columbia Lions football Ivy League Ivy 0–10 0–7 Jim Garrett 1st Bill Strack Wien Stadium The 1985 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Amid a record-setting loss streak, Columbia finished last in the Ivy League. In their first and only season under head coach Jim Garrett, the Lions compiled an 0–10 record and were outscored 333 to 75. Bill Strack 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' winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 243 to 54 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 31 By losing all of their games in 1985, the Lions extended a winless streak and a losing streak that began in 1983. They would not win or tie another game until an October 9, 1988, win against Princeton, an NCAA Division I record streak at the time.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/ At the end of 1985, the streak stood at 24 games without a win, and 21 straight losses. Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City. Schedule y y y the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the game September 21 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 17 49 7,921 Harvard Gets Going, 49-17 Bob Duffy September 22, 1985 68 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57209065/1985-columbia-harvard/ September 28 @ Lafayette<ncg> Fisher Field Easton, PA L 0 20 3,500 Lafayette Keeps Columbia on the Skids September 29, 1985 S-9, S-10 The Sunday Record Hackensack, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57212815/1985-columbia-lafayette/ October 5 Penn Wien Stadium New York, NY L 14 46 4,272 Penn Hammers Columbia, 46-14 October 6, 1985 68 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57214700/1985-columbia-penn/ October 12 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 0 31 7,080 Records Fall as Princeton Drubs Columbia, 31-0 Sue Esterman October 13, 1985 C1, C13 The Home News New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57215364/1985-columbia-princeton/ October 19 Yale<hc> Wien Stadium New York, NY L 12 28 6,719 Flat Yale Comes Around in Time, 28-12 Ginny Apple October 20, 1985 E13 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57216552/1985-columbia-yale/ October 26 Bucknell<ncg> Wien Stadium New York, NY L 10 13 2,420 Columbia Leads, but Bucknell Wins William C. Rhoden October 27, 1985 S5 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 2 @ Colgate<ncg> Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY L 11 55 6,300 2 Players Set Marks in 55-11 Colgate Win October 6, 1985 7D, 2D Press & Sun-Bulletin Binghamton, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57222037/1985-colgate-columbia/ November 9 Dartmouth Wien Stadium New York, NY L 3 34 6,013 Make It 19 Straight Losses for Columbia November 10, 1985 74 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57224102/1985-n9-ivies/ November 16 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 8 21 1,000 Red Rips Lions Under the Lights Kenny Van Sickle November 18, 1985 13 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57225533/1985-cornell-columbia/ November 23 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 0 34 4,250 Brown Routs Columbia (0-10) November 24, 1985 S4, S6 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Category:College football winless seasons Columbia Lions football