1979 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1979 Columbia Lions football Ivy League Ivy 1–8 1–6 Bill Campbell 6th Brian O’Hagan Geoff Stoner Baker Field The 1979 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Columbia finished second-to-last in the Ivy League. In their sixth and final season under head coach Bill Campbell, the Lions compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored 215 to 68. Brian O’Hagan and Geoff Stoner were the team captains.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' 1–6 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 177 to 47 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 28–29 Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City. Schedule 1979 NCAA Division I-AA AP y y September 22 Harvard Baker Field New York, NY L 7 26 4,525 Harvard Wings Past Columbia Walter Haynes September 23, 1979 88 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56451457/1979-s22-ivies September 29 @ No. T–10 Lafayette<ncg> Fisher Field Easton, PA L 7 14 8,500 Lehigh and Lafayette Turn Back Ivy League Foes; Columbia Falls 14-7 to Leopards Ted Wismer September 30, 1979 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56457426/1979-s29-call-chronicle October 6 Penn Baker Field New York, NY W 12 7 7,850 Failure to Make 'Big Plays' Dooms Quakers, 12-7 Chuck Newman October 7, 1979 8-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56460045 October 13 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 0 35 8,705 Princeton Triumphs, 35-0 Paul Smith October 14, 1979 8D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56460709/1979-o13-ivies-2 October 20 Yale<hc> Baker Field New York, NY L 7 37 7,350 Yale Keeps Rolling Along, 37-7 Joe Concannon Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 21, 1979 58 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56461236/1979-columbia-yale Newspapers.com October 27 Colgate<ncg> Baker Field New York, NY L 14 24 5,025 Colgate Overcomes Columbia, 24-14 Eric Compton November 2, 1979 Sports p. 5 Daily News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56463131/1979-colgate-columbia November 3 Dartmouth Baker Field New York, NY L 0 17 2,150 Dartmouth Breezes Evan Clarke November 4, 1979 52 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/ November 10 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 7 24 6,000 Cornell Beats Columbia United Press International November 11, 1979 52 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56466959/1979-columbia-cornell November 17 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 14 31 8,500 Brown 31, Columbia 14 November 18, 1979 5B The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, N.C. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56468669/1979-brown-columbia References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football