1996_Columbia_Lions_football_team

1996 Columbia Lions football team

1996 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season

The 1996 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia finished second in the Ivy League.

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In their eighth season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 8–2 record and outscored opponents 181 to 159. Ryan Gabriele, Randy Murff, Marcellus Wiley and Rory Wilfork were the team captains.[1]

Despite a 5–2 conference record that placed second in the Ivy League standings, Columbia was outscored 133 to 119 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

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    "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 218. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
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    "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 36–37. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
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    Lessels, Allen (September 22, 1996). "Sour Finish for Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Cavanaugh, Jack (September 29, 1996). "Mistakes Abound, but Columbia Finds Itself at 2-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
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    El-Bashir, Tarik (October 6, 1996). "Lions Remain Perfect by Trouncing Crusaders". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S4, S6.
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    Juliano, Joe (October 13, 1996). "Kick Fails in OT as Columbia Tops Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Meixell, Ted (October 20, 1996). "Columbia Zips Lafayette in Impossible Conditions". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 20, 1996. p. D19.
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    Berlet, Bruce (October 27, 1996). "Columbia Defeats Yale on Late FG". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D12, D14 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Princeton Edges Past Columbia". The Home News & Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. November 3, 1996. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Concannon, Joe (November 10, 1996). "Big Win for the Big Green". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
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    McShea, Keith (November 18, 1996). "A Heartbreaker: Injury Stops Levitt Short of Goal; CU Falls". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
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    Cavanaugh, Jack (November 24, 1996). "Lions Eke Out Victory in Closing Minutes". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
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