1996 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1996 Columbia Lions football Ivy League Ivy 8–2 5–2 Ray Tellier 8th Mike Donnelly 5th Ryan Gabriele Randy Murff Marcellus Wiley Rory Wilfork Wien Stadium The 1996 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia finished second in the Ivy League. In their eighth season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 8–2 record and outscored opponents 181 to 159. Ryan Gabriele, Randy Murff, Marcellus Wiley and Rory Wilfork were the team captains.Columbia Football 2019 Record Book August 19, 2019 Columbia University New York, N.Y. June 15, 2020 218 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 Despite a 5–2 conference record that placed second in the Ivy League standings, Columbia was outscored 133 to 119 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 36–37 Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City. Schedule y y 1996 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 21 Harvard Wien Stadium New York, NY W 20 13 <OT> 5,760 Sour Finish for Harvard Allen Lessels September 22, 1996 C15 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59165217/1996-columbia-harvard/ September 28 @ Fordham<ncg> Coffey Field Bronx, NY (rivalry) W 17 10 5,713 Mistakes Abound, but Columbia Finds Itself at 2-0 Jack Cavanaugh September 29, 1996 S4 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 5 @ Holy Cross<ncg> Fitton Field Worcester, MA W 42 16 9,349 Lions Remain Perfect by Trouncing Crusaders Tarik El-Bashir October 6, 1996 S4, S6 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 12 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 20 19 <OT> 6,435 Kick Fails in OT as Columbia Tops Penn Joe Juliano October 13, 1996 C18 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30126273/kick-fails-in-ot-as-columbia-tops-penn/ October 19 Lafayette<hc><ncg> Wien Stadium New York, NY W 3 0 1,170 Columbia Zips Lafayette in Impossible Conditions Ted Meixell October 20, 1996 C4 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59180839/1996-columbia-lafayette/ Attendance figure in Ivy League Summaries October 20, 1996 D19 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 26 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 13 10 24,715 Columbia Defeats Yale on Late FG Bruce Berlet October 27, 1996 D12, D14 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59182928/1996-columbia-yale/ November 2 Princeton<hc> Wien Stadium New York, NY L 11 14 9,100 Princeton Edges Past Columbia Associated Press November 3, 1996 C5 The Home News & Tribune New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59184000/1996-columbia-princeton/ November 9 @ #25 Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 0 40 5,119 Big Win for the Big Green Joe Concannon November 10, 1996 C15 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59184896/1996-columbia-dartmouth/ November 16 Cornell Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry) W 24 10 7,055 A Heartbreaker: Injury Stops Levitt Short of Goal; CU Falls Keith McShea November 18, 1996 3B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59187623/1996-columbia-cornell/ November 23 Brown Wien Stadium New York, NY W 31 27 5,175 Lions Eke Out Victory in Closing Minutes Jack Cavanaugh November 24, 1996 S3 The New York Times New York, N.Y. Roster 1996 Columbia Lions f 83 Fr Billy Campbell TE 3 Sr Dennis Lee WR 28 Jr Paul Thomas FB 19 Jr Bobby Thomason QB 88 Sr Chris Wachter WR 92 Sr Charlie Bettinelli DE 81 Fr Greg Bowman DE 63 Sr Brett Bryant DT 11 Jr Anthony Caffiero ROV 96 Fr Tom Nelson DE 22 Sr Jessie Nunn FS 85 Fr Juan Tabio DE 5 Sr Marcellus Wiley DE y 9 So Matt Linit K P https://web.archive.org/web/19961225165908/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/sfc/ivy/sfcn02ra.htm *Ray Tellier References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football