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.
| 1986 Columbia Lions football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 0–10 (0–7 Ivy) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Bill Narduzzi (1st season) |
| Captain | Chris Riga |
| Home stadium | Wien Stadium |
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| 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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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
edit| 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
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| 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
edit- ^ "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.