2002 Columbia Lions football team

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2002 Columbia Lions football
Conference Ivy League
Record1–9 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Chris Carey
  • Pat Girardi
Home stadium Wien Stadium
Seasons
  2001
2003  
2002 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 17 Penn $ 70  91 
Harvard  61  73 
Princeton  43  64 
Yale  43  64 
Cornell  34  46 
Dartmouth  25  37 
Brown  25  28 
Columbia  07  19 
  • $ 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Fordham *W 13–11 3,865 [3]
September 28 at Colgate *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 L 10–44 11,208 [7]
October 26 Dartmouth Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 23–24 3,510 [8]
November 2 at Yale L 7–35 7,262 [9]
November 9 at Harvard L 7–28 8,241 [10]
November 16 Cornell
L 14–17 2,715 [11]
November 23 at Brown L 28–35 4,126 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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.