The 1995 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia finished fifth in the Ivy League.
| 1995 Columbia Lions football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 3–6–1 (3–4 Ivy) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Mike Donnelly (4th season) |
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| Home stadium | Wien Stadium |
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| Princeton $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their seventh season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 3–6–1 record and were outscored 281 to 201. Mike Cavanaugh, Eric Keck and Rory Wilfork were the team captains.[1]
The Lions' 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 200 to 142 by Ivy opponents.[2]
Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | at Harvard | W 28–24 | 8,150 | [3] | |||
| September 23 | Saint Mary's (CA)* | L 14–34 | 4,260 | [4] | |||
| September 30 | at Lafayette* | T 10–10 | 8,156 | [5] | |||
| October 7 | No. 13 Penn
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| W 24–14 | 7,380 | [6] | ||
| October 14 | Lehigh* |
| L 35–37 | 3,045 | [7] | ||
| October 21 | Yale
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| W 21–7 | 3,875 | [8] | ||
| October 28 | at Princeton | L 14–44 | 10,917 | [9] | |||
| November 4 | Dartmouth |
| L 27–43 | 5,780 | [10] | ||
| November 11 | at Cornell | L 14–35 | 5,673 | [11] | |||
| November 18 | at Brown | L 14–33 | 2,289 | [12] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 218. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 36. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Pave, Marvin (September 17, 1995). "Columbia Tips Harvard, Ends Frustration". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gaels Gallop to Win; Cunnings' Four Rushing TDs Lead the Way in N.Y." San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, Calif. Associated Press. September 24, 1995. pp. D-7, D-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (October 1, 1995). "Late Columbia TD Forces a 10-10 Tie with the Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (October 8, 1995). "Columbia Stops Penn's Record Streak at 24". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 15, 1995). "Lehigh Edges Columbia on Last-Minute TD 37-35". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Berlet, Bruce (October 22, 1995). "Yale Can't Overcome Slip-Ups Against Columbia". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. C1, C12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bruns, John (October 29, 1995). "Princeton Bullies Columbia; Tigers Are Alone at Top of the Ivy". The Home News & Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Columbia Rallies Big, but Loses 2d Straight". Daily News (4 star final ed.). New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 5, 1995. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 5, 1995. p. 103.
- ^ Read, Dennis (November 13, 1995). "Ivy Crown is One Victory Away; Cornell Beats Columbia, Moves Into First-Place Tie". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brown 33, Columbia 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 19, 1995. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.