1988 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1988 Columbia Lions football Ivy League Ivy 2–8 2–5 Larry McElreavy 3rd John Alex Wien Stadium The 1988 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia ended a five-year losing streak with two wins, and tied for next-to-last in the Ivy League. In their third and final season under head coach Larry McElreavy, the Lions compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 303 to 140. John Alex 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' 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 177 to 103 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 32–33 After losing all of their games in 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987, Columbia entered the season on a 44-game winless streak, and 41-game loss streak, dating back to the 1983 season. Both were all-time NCAA Division I football records at the time. By registering a victory over Princeton in the fourth week of the 1988 season, Columbia ended the streak at 44 straight losses and 47 games without a win. Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City. Senior wide receiver Matthew Fox would later go on to a successful acting career.Matthew Fox '89CC Delivers Columbia College Class Day Address https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2007/5/16/896903.aspx GoColumbiaLions.com Schedule y y y the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the game September 17 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 7 41 9,000 Harvard Extends Columbia's Skid to 42 Bob Monahan September 18, 1988 54 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57450823/1988-columbia-harvard/ September 24 #12 Lafayette<ncg> Wien Stadium New York, NY L 3 49 6,560 Lafayette Sends Columbia to 43d Straight Loss, 49-3 September 25, 1988 81 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57459178/1988-s24-briefs/ October 1 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 10 24 11,640 Penn Extends Columbia's Streak of Defeats to 44 M.G. Missanelli October 2, 1988 13-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57460439/1988-columbia-penn/ October 8 Princeton<hc> Wien Stadium New York, NY W 16 13 5,420 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/ October 15 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 10 24 16,346 Yale Stumbles Past Columbia Anthony Rieber October 16, 1988 74 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57484357/1988-columbia-yale/ October 22 Bucknell<ncg> Wien Stadium New York, NY L 7 21 3,825 Guerrini Stars as Bucknell Downs Columbia 21-7 October 23, 1988 27, 39 The Daily Item Sunbury, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57485679/1988-bucknell-columbia/ October 29 @ Lehigh<ncg> Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA L 27 56 7,250 Lehigh 56, Columbia 27 October 30, 1988 64 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57488309/1988-columbia-lehigh/ November 5 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 10 20 3,760 Dartmouth 20, Columbia 10 November 6, 1988 78 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57503390/1988-columbia-dartmouth/ November 12 Cornell Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry) L 19 42 8,308 Curry Jack Jack Curry Cornell Routs Columbia by 42-19 https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/13/sports/college-football-ivy-league-cornell-routs-columbia-by-42-19.html The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 13, 1988 August 15, 2020 November 19 Brown Wien Stadium New York, NY W 31 13 5,565 Lions (2-8) Have Best Season Since '78 Jack Cavanaugh November 20, 1988 S4 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football