1987 Columbia Lions football team
| 1987 Columbia Lions football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 0–10 (0–7 Ivy) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Bill Narduzzi (2nd season) |
| Captain | Mike Bissinger |
| Home stadium | Wien Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Amid a record-setting loss streak, Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.
In their second season under head coach Larry McElreavy, the Lions compiled an 0–10 record and were outscored 311 to 104. Mike Bissinger was the team captain.[1]
The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 185 to 67 by Ivy opponents.[2]
By losing all of their games in 1987, the Lions extended a winless streak and a losing streak that began in 1983. The team would later set a Division I record for consecutive games without a win, 47. It would not win or tie another game until October 9, 1988, a win.[3] At the end of 1987, the streak stood at 44 games without a win, and 41 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 19 | Harvard |
| L 0–35 | 6,449 | [4] | ||
| September 26 | at Lafayette* | L 7–38 | 9,100 | [5] | |||
| October 3 | Penn |
| L 0–23 | 4,150 | [6] | ||
| October 10 | at Princeton | L 8–38 | 11,247 | [7] | |||
| October 17 | Yale
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| L 13–27 | 7,750 | [8] | ||
| October 24 | at Bucknell* | L 20–62 | 7,330 | [9] | |||
| October 31 | Lehigh* |
| L 10–26 | 3,415 | [10] | ||
| November 7 | Dartmouth |
| L 10–12 | 6,875 | [11] | ||
| November 14 | at Cornell | L 20–31 | 7,500 | [12] | |||
| November 21 | at Brown | L 16–19 | 27,050 | [13] | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 215. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 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.
- ^ Powers, John (September 20, 1987). "Harvard Jolts Columbia, 35-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (September 27, 1987). "Lafayette Deals 33rd Loss in Row to Columbia". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (October 4, 1987). "Quakers Overcome Early Scare; Columbia Drops 34th in Row, 23-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Grumhaus, David (October 11, 1987). "Columbia Sets Mark for Losses; Princeton Rolls; Lions' Streak 35". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Smith, George (October 18, 1987). "Yale Defeats Columbia, 27-13". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Once Upon a Time, Columbia Was a Streak Breaker ... but the Current Skid Still Hasn't Stopped". The Daily News. Lebanon, Pa. Associated Press. October 25, 1987. pp. 6C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Groller, Keith (November 1, 1987). "Lehigh Extends Columbia Skid". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A Missed Field Goal, a 39th Columbia Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 8, 1987. p. 13-D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 16, 1987). "Cornell Extends Columbia's Streak". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Columbia Streak Hits 41; Brown Wins 19-16 on TD with :47 Left". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. November 22, 1987. pp. E9, E12 – via Newspapers.com.