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1994 Columbia Lions football team

The 1994 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

1994 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–4–1 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Donnelly (3rd season)
Captains
  • Brian Bassett
  • Jamie Schwalbe
Home stadiumWien Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Penn $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Brown 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Princeton 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Cornell 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Columbia 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Yale 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Harvard 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their sixth season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored opponents 240 to 230. Brian Bassett and Jamie Schwalbe were the team captains.[1]

The Lions' 3–4 conference record placed them in a three-way tie for fourth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 176 to 160 by Ivy opponents.[2]

Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Harvard
L 32–39 6,425 [3]
September 24 at Lehigh*
T 28–28 10,585 [4]
October 1 Lafayette*
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 28–13 1,610 [5]
October 8 at Fordham*
W 24–13 5,266 [6]
October 15 at No. 13 Penn
L 3–12 5,262 [7]
October 22 at Yale
W 30–9 16,167 [8]
October 29 Princeton 
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 17–10 12,850 [9]
November 5 at Dartmouth
L 13–14 4,115 [10]
November 12 Cornell
W 38–33 8,825 [11]
November 19 Brown
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 27–59 7,375 [12]

References

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  1. ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 218. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 35–36. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Concannon, Joe (September 18, 1994). "Ferrara's Last-Minute Heroics Rescue Crimson". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (September 25, 1994). "Lehigh Escapes Columbia with Tie". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 2, 1994). "Columbia's 28-13 Victory Is a Killer for Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Blatt, Howard (October 9, 1994). "Mighty Columbia Flattens Fordham". Daily News (final ed.). New York, N.Y. pp. 69, 84 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Juliano, Joe (November 26, 1994). "Quakers Outkick Columbia, 12-3". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Berlet, Bruce (October 23, 1994). "Columbia Able to Dominate Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Bruns, John (October 30, 1994). "Columbia Ends Tigers' Hopes for Ivy Crown". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Dartmouth Fends Off Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 6, 1994. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Read, Dennis (November 14, 1994). "Fumble Is Fatal for Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Dellapina, John (November 20, 1994). "Loss Is Out of Blue". Daily News (final ed.). New York, N.Y. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy/Patriot Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 20, 1994. p. 64.
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