2002 Columbia Lions football team

2002 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	1–9 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach	Ray Tellier (14th season)
Captains	Chris Carey Pat Girardi
Home stadium	Wien Stadium
Seasons ←  2001 2003  →

2002 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 17 Penn $		7	–	0					9	–	1
Harvard		6	–	1					7	–	3
Princeton		4	–	3					6	–	4
Yale		4	–	3					6	–	4
Cornell		3	–	4					4	–	6
Dartmouth		2	–	5					3	–	7
Brown		2	–	5					2	–	8
Columbia		0	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.

In their 14th and final season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 1–9 record and were outscored 295 to 161. Chris Carey and Pat Girardi were the team captains. ^[1]

The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 223 to 115 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	Fordham *	Wien Stadium New York, NY (Liberty Cup)	W 13–11	3,865	[3]
September 28	at Colgate *	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 6–38	5,891	[4]
October 5	Princeton	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 32–35	9,103	[5]
October 12	Lafayette *	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 21–28	1,306	[6]
October 19	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 10–44	11,208	[7]
October 26	Dartmouth	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 23–24	3,510	[8]
November 2	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–35	7,262	[9]
November 9	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 7–28	8,241	[10]
November 16	Cornell	Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry)	L 14–17	2,715	[11]
November 23	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 28–35	4,126	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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. p. 40. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "Rudd, Columbia Boot Fordham". Daily News . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 22, 2002. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 22, 2002. p. C17.
4. "Colgate Beats Ivy League Foe Again". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 29, 2002. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 29, 2002. p. C17.
5. Brennan, Sean (October 6, 2002). "Lions Tough in Loss". Daily News . New York, N.Y. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 6, 2002. p. C17.
6. Tomlinson, Brett (October 13, 2002). "Leaping Leopard Leads Lafayette Over Columbia". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 13, 2002. p. C16.
7. Juliano, Joe (October 20, 2002). "After Lackluster First Half, Penn Cuts Loose, Blows Out Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Green Tame Lions". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 27, 2002. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Hine, Tommy (November 3, 2002). "Yale Turns it Around". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E13, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Pave, Marvin (November 10, 2002). "No Faking, Crimson Cruise". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Cornell 17, Columbia 14". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 17, 2002. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Brown 35, Columbia 28". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 24, 2002. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.