2008 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2008 Columbia Lions football Columbia Lions wordmark.png 200 Ivy League Ivy 2–8 2–5 Norries Wilson 3rd Vinny Marino 3rd Aaron Kelton 1st Mike Brune Jordan Davis Drew Quinn Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium The 2008 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Columbia tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League. Columbia averaged 3,827 fans per game. In their third season under head coach Norries Wilson, the Lions compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 245 to 171. Mike Brune, Jordan Davis and Drew Quinn were the team captains.Columbia Football 2019 Record Book Columbia University New York, N.Y. June 15, 2020 219 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 placed them in a tie with Cornell for sixth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 172 to 122 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 43–44 Columbia played its homes games at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City. Schedule y y 2008 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network September 20 Fordham<ncg> Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY (Liberty Cup) L 22 29 2,304 Columbia Penalty Gives Fordham Momentum in Final Drive September 21, 2008 7C, 15C The Journal News White Plains, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63815874/2008-columbia-fordham/ September 27 @ Towson<ncg> Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD L 24 31 5,030 Castor Leads Towson to Tough Victory Rich Scherr September 28, 2008 D12 The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Md. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63824027/2008-columbia-towson/ October 4 Princeton<hc> Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY L 24 27 8,733 October 11 Lafayette<ncg> Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY L 3 13 2,127 October 18 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 10 15 6,821 Quakers Get Scare but Overcome Columbia Jonathan Tannenwald October 19, 2008 E9 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63850457/2008-columbia-penn/ October 25 Dartmouth Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY W 21 13 2,161 November 1 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 12 27 11,870 Bulldogs Capitalize on Columbia's Slips Jay Spiegel November 2, 2008 E7 Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63904286/2008-columbia-yale/ November 8 @ #21 Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 28 42 12,437 First Things First, Crimson Take Care of Lions Michael Vega November 9, 2008 C15 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63905736/2008-columbia-harvard/ November 15 Cornell Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry) W 17 7 3,811 Knowlin's Punt Return Clinches Columbia Win over CU November 17, 2008 1C, 2C The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63907071/2008-columbia-cornell/ November 22 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 10 41 7,865 Bears Drub Lions for Share of Ivy League Crown November 23, 2008 C8 The Providence Journal Providence, R.I. NewsBank Columbia Lions Schedule 2008 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/171/season/2008 ESPN January 19, 2024 2008 Football Schedule https://gocolumbialions.com/sports/football/schedule/2008 The Trustees of Columbia University January 19, 2024 Columbia Football 2023 Football Record Book https://gocolumbialions.com/documents/2023/9/14/2023_Columbia_Football_Record_Book.pdf The Trustees of Columbia University 184 January 19, 2024 References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football