1992 Columbia Lions football team American college football season
The 1992 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Columbia tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League .
In their fourth season under head coach Ray Tellier , the Lions compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 286 to 205. Des Werthman was the team captain.[ 1]
The Lions' 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 214 to 136 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 19 Harvard
L 20–27 5,750 [ 3]
September 26 at Fordham *
W 18–9 3,521 [ 4]
October 3 Colgate *
L 29–34 4,645 [ 5]
October 10 Bucknell *
L 22–29 5,835 [ 6]
October 17 at Penn
L 21–34 8,867 [ 7]
October 24 at Yale
L 0–23 14,569 [ 8]
October 31 Princeton
L 7–34 9,335 [ 9]
November 7 at Dartmouth
L 19–38 2,907 [ 10]
November 14 Cornell
W 35–30 5,495 [ 11]
November 21 Brown
W 34–28 3,610 [ 12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
References
^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book" . New York, N.Y.: Columbia University . p. 216. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League . 2017. pp. 34– 35. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ Wallace, William N. (September 20, 1992). "Columbia Roars but Not Quite Enough". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. pp. S3, S4.
^ "Hail Columbia, the Gem of the Bronx". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. September 27, 1992. pp. S3, S4.
^ "Sparacio Leads Colgate, 34-29" . Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press . October 4, 1992. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Noll's Pickoff Leads Bison Over Columbia" . The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. October 11, 1992. pp. C3, C12 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Juliano, Joe (October 18, 1992). "Penn, Despite a Raft of Errors, Outscores Columbia" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. E13 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Berlet, Bruce (October 25, 1992). "Yale's Defense Responds; Stops Columbia in 23-0 Victory" . The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Elias Carries Princeton Over Columbia, 34-7" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press . November 1, 1992. p. D11 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Another Record Day for Green's Fiedler" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press . November 8, 1992. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Benson, Frank (November 16, 1992). "Columbia's Shocker Knocks Red out of Ivy Picture" . The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Columbia's on a New Kind of Streak" . Daily News (national ed.). New York, N.Y. Associated Press . November 22, 1992. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Columbia, 34-28". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 22, 1992. p. 65.
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