1986 Columbia Lions football team
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Conference | Ivy League |
1986 record | 0–10 (0–7 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Chris Riga |
Home stadium | Wien Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Penn $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Amid a record-setting loss streak, Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.
In their first season under head coach Larry McElreavy, the Lions compiled an 0–10 record and were outscored 379 to 91. Chris Riga was the team captain.[1]
The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 257 to 28 by Ivy opponents.[2]
By losing all of their games in 1986, the Lions extended a winless streak and a losing streak that began in 1983. They would not win or tie another game until October 9, 1988, against Princeton, an NCAA Division I record streak at the time.[3] At the end of 1986, the streak stood at 34 games without a win, and 31 straight losses.
Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 20 | at Harvard | L 0–34 | 7,534 | [4] | |||
September 27 | Lafayette* |
| L 21–26 | 2,930 | [5] | ||
October 4 | at Penn | L 7–42 | 10,878 | [6] | |||
October 11 | Princeton![]() |
| L 14–20 | 8,150 | [7] | ||
October 18 | at Yale | L 0–47 | 10,163 | [8] | |||
October 25 | Colgate* |
| L 8–54 | 4,640 | [9] | ||
November 1 | Villanova* |
| L 34–42 | 4,750 | [10] | ||
November 8 | at Dartmouth | L 0–41 | 2,210 | [11] | |||
November 15 | No. 16 Cornell |
| L 0–28 | 4,720 | [12] | ||
November 22 | Brown |
| L 7–45 | 3,010 | [13] | ||
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References[]
- ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 216. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 31–32. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Goodman, Brett (October 9, 1988). "Columbia Ends 44-Game Loss Skid". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (September 21, 1986). "Harvard Eases Past Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Groller, Keith (September 28, 1986). "Leopards Evade a 'Miracle'; Yanek's Sack Sends Columbia to Record 23rd Straight Loss 26-21". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lyon, Bill (October 5, 1986). "Quakers Crush Columbia, 42-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-D, 16-D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kloehn, Steve (October 12, 1986). "Princeton Holds Off Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-D, 16-D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sudyk, Bob (October 19, 1986). "Yale Has Easy Time with Columbia". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Day, Joe (October 26, 1986). "Lions Caged Again". Daily News (final ed.). New York, N.Y. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newman, Chuck (November 2, 1986). "Villanova Tops Columbia, 42-34, on 2d-Half Rally". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 13-D, 16-D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Craig, Jack (November 9, 1986). "Dartmouth Flattens Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 17, 1986). "Cornell to Play for the Ivy Title; Red Pound Columbia, Ready for the Showdown with Penn Saturday". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Parker, Rob (November 23, 1986). "Lions' Skid Hits 31". Daily News (final ed.). New York, N.Y. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
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