1979 Columbia Lions football team

1979 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	1–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Bill Campbell (6th season)
Captains	Brian O’Hagan Geoff Stoner
Home stadium	Baker Field
Seasons ←  1978 1980  →

1979 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Brown	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Princeton	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Harvard	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Penn	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1979 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Columbia finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In their sixth and final season under head coach Bill Campbell, the Lions compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored 215 to 68. Brian O’Hagan and Geoff Stoner were the team captains. ^[1]

The Lions' 1–6 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 177 to 47 by Ivy opponents. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Harvard	Baker Field New York, NY	L 7–26	4,525	[3]
September 29	at No. T–10 Lafayette *	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 7–14	8,500	[4]
October 6	Penn	Baker Field New York, NY	W 12–7	7,850	[5]
October 13	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–35	8,705	[6]
October 20	Yale	Baker Field New York, NY	L 7–37	7,350	[7]
October 27	Colgate *	Baker Field New York, NY	L 14–24	5,025	[8]
November 3	Dartmouth	Baker Field New York, NY	L 0–17	2,150	[9]
November 10	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 7–24	6,000	[10]
November 17	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 14–31	8,500	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 215. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 28–29. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Haynes, Walter (September 23, 1979). "Harvard Wings Past Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Wismer, Ted (September 30, 1979). "Lehigh and Lafayette Turn Back Ivy League Foes; Columbia Falls 14-7 to Leopards". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Newman, Chuck (October 7, 1979). "Failure to Make 'Big Plays' Dooms Quakers, 12-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8-D – via Newspapers.com.
6. Smith, Paul (October 14, 1979). "Princeton Triumphs, 35-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
7. Concannon, Joe (October 21, 1979). "Yale Keeps Rolling Along, 37-7". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Compton, Eric (November 2, 1979). "Colgate Overcomes Columbia, 24-14". Daily News . New York, N.Y. Sports p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Clarke, Evan (November 4, 1979). "Dartmouth Breezes". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Cornell Beats Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. United Press International. November 11, 1979. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Brown 31, Columbia 14". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, N.C. November 18, 1979. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.