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 .
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 .
Schedule Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 21 Harvard
W 20–13 OT 5,760 [ 3] September 28 at Fordham *
W 17–10 5,713 [ 4] October 5 at Holy Cross *
W 42–16 9,349 [ 5] October 12 at Penn
W 20–19 OT 6,435 [ 6] October 19 Lafayette *
W 3–0 1,170 [ 7] October 26 at Yale
W 13–10 24,715 [ 8] November 2 Princeton L 11–14 9,100 [ 9] November 9 at No. 25 Dartmouth
L 0–40 5,119 [ 10] November 16 Cornell
W 24–10 7,055 [ 11] November 23 Brown
W 31–27 5,175 [ 12]
Roster
1996 Columbia Lions football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
TE
83
Billy Campbell Fr
WR
3
Dennis Lee Sr
FB
28
Paul Thomas Jr
QB
19
Bobby Thomason Jr
WR
88
Chris Wachter Sr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DE
92
Charlie Bettinelli Sr
DE
81
Greg Bowman Fr
DT
63
Brett Bryant Sr
ROV
11
Anthony Caffiero Jr
DE
96
Tom Nelson Fr
FS
22
Jessie Nunn Sr
DE
85
Juan Tabio Fr
DE
5
Marcellus Wiley Sr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K , P
9
Matt Linit So
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
References
^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book" . New York, N.Y.: Columbia University . August 19, 2019. p. 218. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League . 2017. pp. 36–37. Retrieved July 10, 2020 . ^ Lessels, Allen (September 22, 1996). "Sour Finish for Harvard" . Boston Sunday Globe Newspapers.com . ^ Cavanaugh, Jack (September 29, 1996). "Mistakes Abound, but Columbia Finds Itself at 2-0". The New York Times ^ El-Bashir, Tarik (October 6, 1996). "Lions Remain Perfect by Trouncing Crusaders". The New York Times ^ Juliano, Joe (October 13, 1996). "Kick Fails in OT as Columbia Tops Penn" . The Philadelphia Inquirer Newspapers.com . ^ Meixell, Ted (October 20, 1996). "Columbia Zips Lafayette in Impossible Conditions" . The Morning Call Newspapers.com . "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe ^ Berlet, Bruce (October 27, 1996). "Columbia Defeats Yale on Late FG" . The Hartford Courant Newspapers.com . ^ "Princeton Edges Past Columbia" . The Home News & Tribune Associated Press . November 3, 1996. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com .^ Concannon, Joe (November 10, 1996). "Big Win for the Big Green" . Boston Sunday Globe Newspapers.com . ^ McShea, Keith (November 18, 1996). "A Heartbreaker: Injury Stops Levitt Short of Goal; CU Falls" . The Ithaca Journal Newspapers.com . ^ Cavanaugh, Jack (November 24, 1996). "Lions Eke Out Victory in Closing Minutes". The New York Times
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