1978 Columbia Lions football team

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1978 Columbia Lions football
Conference Ivy League
Record3–5–1 (2–4–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Mike McGraw
  • Artie Pulsinelli
Home stadium Baker Field
Seasons
  1977
1979  
1978 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Dartmouth $ 6 1 06 3 0
Brown 5 2 06 3 0
Yale 4 1 25 2 2
Cornell 3 3 15 3 1
Harvard 2 4 14 4 1
Columbia 2 4 13 5 1
Princeton 1 4 22 5 2
Penn 1 5 12 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1978 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Columbia tied for fifth place in the Ivy League.

In their fifth season under head coach Bill Campbell, the Lions compiled a 3–5–1 record and were outscored 228 to 111. Mike McGraw and Artie Pulsinelli were the team captains. [1]

The Lions' 2–4–1 conference record placed them in a two-way tie for fifth place in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 159 to 90 by Ivy opponents. [2]

Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 at Harvard W 21–19 12,000 [3]
September 30 Lafayette *
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 21–0 4,500 [4]
October 7 at Penn L 19–31 11,627 [5]
October 14 Princeton Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 14–10 7,175 [6]
October 21 at Yale T 3–3 19,000 [7]
October 28 vs. Rutgers *L 0–69 7,665 [8]
November 4 at Dartmouth L 7–37 9,500 [9]
November 11 Cornell
L 14–35 7,105 [10]
November 18 Brown
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 12–24 6,150 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 216. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Monahan, Bob (September 24, 1978). "Hustling Columbia Upsets Harvard, 21-19". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 66 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Wismer, Ted (October 1, 1978). "Columbia Blanks Lafayette 21-0 for 2nd Win". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C2 via Newspapers.com.
  5. McKee, Don (October 8, 1978). "Roland Just Misses Record as Penn Downs Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 6-F via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Ciulla Stars as Columbia Calls on Trick Play to Top Princeton, 14-10". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 15, 1978. p. 8-F via Newspapers.com.
  7. Strong, Roger (October 22, 1978). "Columbia Misses Kick, Ties Yale". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 64 via Newspapers.com.
  8. O'Brien, Ken (October 29, 1978). "Knights Roar over Lions". The Home News Sunday . New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Dartmouth 37, Columbia 7". The News & Observer . Raleigh, N.C. November 5, 1978. p. 5-II via Newspapers.com.
  10. O'Day, Joe (November 12, 1978). "Cornell's Joe Holland Runs All over Columbia, 35-14". Daily News . New York, N.Y. Sports p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Ahern, John (November 19, 1978). "Brown Handles Columbia, 24-12". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 50 via Newspapers.com.