1997 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1997 Columbia Lions football Ivy League Ivy 4–6a 3–4 Ray Tellier 9th Jay DuPertuis Matt Kuhn Wien Stadium The 1997 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia tied for fifth in the Ivy League. In their ninth season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 4–6 record and were outscored 259 to 141. Jay DuPertuis and Matt Kuhn were the team captains.Columbia Football 2019 Record Book 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 The Lions' 3–4 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 177 to 106 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 37 Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City. Schedule y y 1997 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 20 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 7 45 7,658 Harvard Opening Act Is a Smash Bob Monahan September 21, 1997 C20 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59317496/1997-columbia-harvard/ September 27 Towson<ncg> Wien Stadium New York, NY W 16 6 2,710 Columbia's Defense Too Tough for Towson Sarah Hughes September 28, 1997 80 racing final Daily News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59319495/1997-columbia-towson/ October 4 @ Lafayette<ncg> Fisher Field Easton, PA L 3 31 3,822 Lafayette Puts It into Higher Gear to End Slide Ted Meixell October 5, 1997 C3 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59362464/1997-columbia-lafayette/ October 11 Holy Cross<ncg> Wien Stadium New York, NY L 16 45 3,335 Columbia Humbled; Fordham Pummeled Associated Press October 12, 1997 97 metro Daily News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59363318/1997-o11-ivies/ Attendance figure in Summaries October 12, 1997 C17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 18 Penn Wien Stadium New York, NY W 7 24 a 3,909 Finn Just Fine in Penn's Victory Michael Rosenberg October 19, 1997 C8 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59374070/1997-columbia-penn/ October 25 Yale<hc> Wien Stadium New York, NY W 21 10 4,665 Columbia Shuts Down Yale Offense Bruce Berlet October 26, 1997 D9 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59376662/1997-columbia-yale/ Attendance figure in Ivy League Summaries October 26, 1997 F14 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. November 1 Princeton Wien Stadium New York, NY W 17 0 1,015 Turnovers Help Lions Dominate Princeton Associated Press November 2, 1997 C17 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59378334/1997-columbia-princeton/ November 8 Dartmouth Wien Stadium New York, NY L 21 23 1,375 Dartmouth 23, Columbia 21 November 9, 1997 B8 The Sunday Rutland Herald Rutland, Vt. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59379274/1997-columbia-dartmouth/ Attendance figure in Scores and I-AA Summaries November 9, 1997 6D Sun-Sentinel Fort Lauderdale, Fla. November 15 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 22 33 1,158 Sun Shines for Red in Victory Keith McShea November 17, 1997 5B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59381041/1997-columbia-cornell/ November 22 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 11 42 1,520 Brown 42, Columbia 11 Associated Press November 23, 1997 C17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59381697/1997-brown-columbia/ Note a In January 1998, Penn agreed to forfeit its Ivy League wins from 1997 after star defensive tackle Mitch Marrow was declared ineligible as a part-time student.Penn Forfeits 5 Wins in Marrow Case Edward Moran January 3, 1998 39 Philadelphia Daily News Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59296794/1997-penn-forfeits/ Columbia's and Penn'sFootball Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa. 159 June 20, 2020 https://pennathletics.com/sports/2019/8/25/football-fact-book.aspx record books regard their 1997 meeting, a 24–7 Penn victory on the field, as a Columbia win, as do the 1997 win–loss records and season standings in the Ivy League record book. References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football