2005 Columbia Lions football team

2005 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	2–8 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Shoop (3rd season)
Captains	Bill Beechum Prosper Nwokocha Joe Winters
Home stadium	Wien Stadium
Seasons ←  2004 2006  →

2005 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Brown $		6	–	1					9	–	1
Princeton		5	–	2					7	–	3
Harvard		5	–	2					7	–	3
Yale		4	–	3					4	–	6
Cornell		4	–	3					6	–	4
Penn		3	–	4					5	–	5
Dartmouth		1	–	6					2	–	8
Columbia		0	–	7					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.

In their third and final season under head coach Bob Shoop, the Lions compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 337 to 116. Bill Beechum, Prosper Nwokocha and Joe Winters were the team captains. ^[1]

The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record placed eighth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 293 to 63 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 17	at Fordham *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (Liberty Cup)	W 23–17	6,912	[3]
September 24	Duquesne *	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 23–13	3,511	[4]
October 1	at Princeton	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 3–43	8,835	[5]
October 8	at Lafayette *	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 7–14	1,500	[6]
October 15	Penn	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 16–44	10,131	[7]
October 22	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 6–17	6,222	[8]
October 29	Yale	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 3–37	2,025	[9]
November 5	Harvard	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 7–55	2,354	[10]
November 12	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 7–45	4,727	[11]
November 19	No. 18 Brown	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 21–52	6,705	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 219. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 41–42. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Devaney, Kevin Jr. (September 18, 2005). "Lions Win Liberty Cup". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. p. 9C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Stats Extra: College Football". Daily News . New York, N.Y. September 18, 2005. p. 86.
4. "Columbia Dumps Duquesne". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Pittsburgh, Pa. September 25, 2005. pp. D-8, D-7 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Kirkland, Javarone Lead Tigers in Romp". Home News Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 2, 2005. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 2, 2005. p. C22.
6. Miller, Stephen (October 9, 2005). "Leopards Show Resiliency, Buoyancy". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 9, 2005. p. D18.
7. Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 16, 2005). "Quakers Win One for Kyle Ambrogi". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Dartmouth Scores Early, Tops Columbia". The Sunday Rutland Herald . Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. October 23, 2005. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 23, 2005. p. C19.
9. Hine, Tommy (October 30, 2005). "Bulldogs Capitalize on Five Turnovers". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Powers, John (November 6, 2005). "Crimson Finish in No Time". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Feaver, Christopher (November 14, 2005). "Big Red Blows Out Columbia". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Title a First for Brown". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 20, 2005. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Columbia Lions Schedule 2005". ESPN . Retrieved January 19, 2024.
14. "2005 Football Schedule". The Trustees of Columbia University. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
15. "Columbia Football 2023 Football Record Book" (PDF). The Trustees of Columbia University. p. 184. Retrieved January 19, 2024.