1998 Columbia Lions football team

1998 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Ray Tellier (10th season)
Captains	Bert Bondi Paul Roland Jeremy Taylor Chris Tillotson
Home stadium	Wien Stadium
Seasons ←  1997 1999  →

1998 Ivy League football standings

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

The 1998 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia tied for fifth in the Ivy League.

In their 10th season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 4–6 record and were outscored 175 to 146. Bert Bondi, Paul Roland, Jeremy Taylor and Chris Tillotson were the team captains. ^[1]

The Lions' 3–4 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 111 to 87 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 19	Harvard	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 24–0	11,175	[3]
September 26	at Bucknell *	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 20–27	9,000	[4]
October 3	at Saint Mary's (CA) *	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	W 20–17	4,967	[5]
October 10	No. 10 Lehigh *	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 19–20	3,675	[6]
October 17	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–20	8,108	[7]
October 24	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 14–37	14,537	[8]
October 31	Princeton	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 0–20	6,740	[9]
November 7	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 24–14	4,117	[10]
November 14	Cornell	Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry)	W 22–10	6,845	[11]
November 21	Brown	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 3–10	4,600	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 218. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 37–38. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Concannon, Joe (September 20, 1998). "Harvard Bashed by Lions". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Baker, Wayne (September 20, 1998). "Opportunities Pay Off for BU". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Chapin, Dwight (October 4, 1998). "Lions Roar Back in Return to the West". San Francisco Examiner . San Francisco, Calif. p. C-7 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Blockus, Gary R. (October 11, 1998). "Taafe's FG Completes Lehigh's Comeback". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League: Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 11, 1998. p. C19.
7. Juliano, Joe (October 18, 1998). "Quakers Keep Columbia Quiet". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Berlet, Bruce (October 25, 1998). "Bartholomew Runs, and Yale Clicks". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Theisen, Princeton Cruise Past Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 1, 1998. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Columbia 24, Dartmouth 14". The Record . Hackensack, N.J. Associated Press. November 8, 1998. p. S-4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 8, 1998. p. C12.
11. McShea, Keith (November 15, 1998). "Tillotson Turns Tide in Red's Loss". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
12. Dicker, Ron (November 22, 1998). "Columbia's Long Drives End in Frustration". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. SP8.