1986 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1986 Columbia Lions football Ivy League Ivy 0–10 0–7 Larry McElreavy 1st Bill Narduzzi 1st Chris Riga Wien Stadium The 1986 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Amid a record-setting loss streak, Columbia finished last in the Ivy League. In their first season under head coach Larry McElreavy, the Lions compiled an 0–10 record and were outscored 379 to 91. Chris Riga was the team captain.Columbia Football 2019 Record Book Columbia University New York, N.Y. June 15, 2020 216 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 257 to 28 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 31–32 By losing all of their games in 1986, the Lions extended a winless streak and a losing streak that began in 1983. They would not win or tie another game until October 9, 1988, 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 1986, the streak stood at 34 games without a win, and 31 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 20 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 0 34 7,534 Harvard Eases Past Columbia Joe Concannon September 21, 1986 76 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57264669/1986-columbia-harvard/ September 27 Lafayette<ncg> Wien Stadium New York, NY L 21 26 2,930 Leopards Evade a 'Miracle'; Yanek's Sack Sends Columbia to Record 23rd Straight Loss 26-21 Keith Groller September 28, 1986 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57266564/1986-columbia-lafayette/ October 4 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 7 42 10,878 Quakers Crush Columbia, 42-7 Bill Lyon October 5, 1986 11-D, 16-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57268220/1986-columbia-penn/ October 11 Princeton<hc> Wien Stadium New York, NY L 14 20 8,150 Princeton Holds Off Columbia Steve Kloehn October 12, 1986 11-D, 16-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57277323/1986-columbia-princeton/ October 18 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 0 47 10,163 Yale Has Easy Time with Columbia Bob Sudyk October 19, 1986 E15 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57279160/1986-columbia-yale/ October 25 Colgate<ncg> Wien Stadium New York, NY L 8 54 4,640 Lions Caged Again Joe O'Day October 26, 1986 73 final Daily News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57300429/1986-colgate-columbia/ November 1 Villanova<ncg> Wien Stadium New York, NY L 34 42 4,750 Villanova Tops Columbia, 42-34, on 2d-Half Rally Chuck Newman November 2, 1986 13-D, 16-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57301883/1986-columbia-villanova/ November 8 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 0 41 2,210 Dartmouth Flattens Columbia Jack Craig November 9, 1986 71 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57303675/1986-columbia-dartmouth/ November 15 #16 Cornell Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry) L 0 28 4,720 Cornell to Play for the Ivy Title; Red Pound Columbia, Ready for the Showdown with Penn Saturday Kenny Van Sickle November 17, 1986 1B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27092349/ November 22 Brown Wien Stadium New York, NY L 7 45 3,010 Lions' Skid Hits 31 Rob Parker November 23, 1986 70 final Daily News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57306628/1986-brown-columbia/ References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Category:College football winless seasons Columbia Lions football