2010 Columbia Lions football team

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2010 Columbia Lions football
Columbia Lions wordmark.png
Conference Ivy League
Record4–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Vinny Marino (5th season)
Captains
  • Alex Gross
  • Andrew Kennedy
  • Matt Moretto
  • Mike Stephens
Home stadium Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
Seasons
  2009
2011  
2010 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 18 Penn $ 70  91 
Harvard  52  73 
Yale  52  73 
Brown  52  64 
Dartmouth  34  64 
Columbia  25  46 
Cornell  16  28 
Princeton  07  19 
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
Dartmouth Big Green at Columbia, 23 October 2010 Sides Lined Up (5108934810).jpg
Dartmouth Big Green at Columbia, 23 October 2010

The 2010 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Columbia finished sixth in the Ivy League. Columbia averaged 5,192 fans per game.

In their fifth season under head coach Norries Wilson, the Lions compiled a 4–6 record and were outscored 228 to 222. Alex Gross, Andrew Kennedy, Matt Moretto and Mike Stephens were the team captains. [1]

The Lions' 2–5 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 174 to 147 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10 Fordham *L 9–164,454 [1]
September 25 Towson *
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 24–10 2,643 [1]
October 2 Princeton
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 42–14 4,836 [3]
October 9 Lafayette *
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 42–28 2,998 [4]
October 16 at No. 25 Penn L 13–27 10,523 [5]
October 23 Dartmouth Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 21–24 10,904 [6]
October 30 at Yale L 28–31 11,912 [7]
November 6 at Harvard L 7–23 7,801 [8]
November 13 Cornell
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY (rivalry)
W 20–17 5,318 [9]
November 20 at Brown L 16–38 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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. 44–45. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Radano, Mike (October 3, 2010). "Princeton Falls to Columbia". The Times . Trenton, N.J. pp. B6, B5 via NewsBank.
  4. Wilson, Brad (October 10, 2010). "Leopards Fall to 0-5 with Loss to Lions". The Express-Times . Easton, Pa. p. C1 via NewsBank.
  5. Pompey, Keith (October 10, 2010). "Quakers Ace Another Test in Ivy League". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. E13 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Dartmouth 24, Columbia 21". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 24, 2010. pp. C18, C21 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Amore, Dom (October 31, 2010). "Yale Holds Off Columbia". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E9 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Vega, Michael (November 7, 2010). "Harvard Has to Work for It". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C16 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Cornell Stumbles in Loss". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. November 15, 2010. pp. 3B, 2B via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Columbia Lions Schedule 2010". ESPN . Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  11. "2010 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.