2007 Columbia Lions football team

2007 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	1–9 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach	Norries Wilson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Vinny Marino (2nd season)
Captains	Craig Hormann Drew Quinn JoJo Smith
Home stadium	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
Seasons ←  2006 2008  →

2007 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Harvard $		7	–	0					8	–	2
No. 22 Yale		6	–	1					9	–	1
Brown		4	–	3					5	–	5
Penn		3	–	4					4	–	6
Princeton		3	–	4					4	–	6
Dartmouth		3	–	4					3	–	7
Cornell		2	–	5					5	–	5
Columbia		0	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2007 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Columbia finished last in the Ivy League. Columbia averaged 4,172 fans per game.

In their second season under head coach Norries Wilson, the Lions compiled a 1–9 record and were outscored 283 to 156. Craig Hormann, Drew Quinn and JoJo Smith were the team captains. ^[1]

The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record placed eighth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 257 to 143 by Ivy opponents. ^[2]

Columbia played its homes games at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City. The field at Wien Stadium was dedicated to Robert Kraft, a Columbia graduate and owner of the New England Patriots, during the October 13 homecoming game.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Fordham *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (Liberty Cup)	L 10–27	3,721	[3]
September 22	Marist *	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 31–7	3,083	[4]
September 29	at Princeton	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 32–42		[1]
October 6	at Lafayette *	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	L 0–29	7,492	[1]
October 13	Penn	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 28–59	8,963	[1]
October 20	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 28–37	8,720	[5]
October 27	No. 13 Yale	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 7–28	2,555	[6]
November 3	Harvard	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 12–27	2,283	[7]
November 10	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 14–34	3,369	[8]
November 17	Brown	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 22–30	3,976	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

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2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 43. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Weinreb, Michael (September 16, 2007). "Running Back Returns to Give Fordham a Boost". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. 8.13 – via ProQuest. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. September 16, 2007. p. 15C.
4. Benischek, Mike (September 23, 2007). "Marist Denied by Columbia". Poughkeepsie Journal . Poughkeepsie, N.Y. pp. 1F, 2F – via Newspapers.com.
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6. Hine, Tommy (October 28, 2007). "Yale a Second-Half Team". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E11, E14 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Denman, Elliott (November 4, 2007). "Lions Cannot Stop Crimson". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. F18 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Thomas, Brandon (November 12, 2007). "Special Teams Spur CU Past Columbia". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 4B, 5B – via Newspapers.com.
9. Haunss, Chip (November 18, 2007). "Bears Able to Repel Lions' Charge". The Providence Journal . Providence, R.I. p. C8 – via NewsBank.
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11. "2007 Football Schedule". The Trustees of Columbia University. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
12. "Columbia Football 2023 Football Record Book" (PDF). The Trustees of Columbia University. p. 184. Retrieved January 19, 2024.