1980 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1980 Columbia Lions football Ivy League Ivy 1–9 0–7 Bob Naso 1st Sean Cannon Rico Josephs Baker Field The 1980 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Columbia finished last in the Ivy League. In their first season under head coach Bob Naso, the Lions compiled a 1–9 record and were outscored 275 to 89. Sean Cannon and Rico Josephs were the team captains.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 214 to 61 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 29 Ivy League football teams expanded their schedules to 10 games in 1980, making this the first year since 1955 that the Lions played three games against non-Ivy opponents. Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City. Schedule y y y AP 1980 September 20 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 6 26 10,000 Harvard Rolls Up 394 Total Yards as Hapless Columbia Falls 26-6 Bill Verigan September 21, 1980 Sports p. 10 Daily News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56472008/1980-columbia-harvard September 27 Lafayette<ncg> Baker Field New York, NY W 6 0 4,500 Columbia Nips Lafayette 6-0 on Cabrera TD Joe O'Day September 28, 1980 Sports p. 5 Daily News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56472823/1980-columbia-lafayette October 4 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 13 24 7,076 Finally! 17-Point 4th Quarter Ends Penn's Losing Streak at 17 Gordon Forbes October 5, 1980 1-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56534430/1980-columbia-penn October 11 Princeton<hc> Baker Field New York, NY L 19 31 6,875 Princeton Rips Lions John Bruns October 12, 1980 B1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56535618/1980-columbia-princeton October 18 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 10 30 14,000 Yale Cools Columbia Sam Wilkins Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 19, 1980 54 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54316806/1980-columbia-yale October 25 @ Colgate<ncg> Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY L 22 35 1,000 Colgate Wins by 13 After 23-0 The Sunday Press Binghamton, N.Y. October 26, 1980 2B, 4B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54301148/1980-colgate-columbia Newspapers.com November 1 Holy Cross<ncg> Baker Field New York, NY L 0 26 5,580 HC Tops Columbia Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. November 2, 1980 48 David Newman https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54320831/1980-columbia-holy-cross Newspapers.com November 8 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 0 48 6,108 Dartmouth Cruises Eliot Page Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. November 9, 1980 78 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54323211/1980-columbia-dartmouth/ November 15 Cornell Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry) L 0 24 5,750 Forward Pass the Key to Red's Shutout Win Kenny Van Sickle November 17, 1980 13 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56539982/1980-columbia-cornell November 22 Brown Baker Field New York, NY L 13 31 5,125 Brown 31, Columbia 13 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. November 23, 1980 84 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56540754/1980-brown-columbia References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football