1987 Columbia Lions football team
American college football season
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The 1987 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Amid a record-setting loss streak, Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.
- Larry McElreavy (2nd season)
| 1987 Columbia Lions football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 0–10 (0–7 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Bill Narduzzi (2nd season) |
| Captain | Mike Bissinger |
| Home stadium | Wien Stadium |
In their second season under head coach Larry McElreavy, the Lions compiled an 0–10 record and were outscored 311 to 104. Mike Bissinger was the team captain.[1]
The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 185 to 67 by Ivy opponents.[2]
By losing all of their games in 1987, the Lions extended a winless streak and a losing streak that began in 1983. The team would later set a Division I record for consecutive games without a win, 47. It would not win or tie another game until October 9, 1988, a win.[3] At the end of 1987, the streak stood at 44 games without a win, and 41 straight losses.
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 0–35 | 6,449 | [4] | ||
| September 26 | at Lafayette* | L 7–38 | 9,100 | [5] | |||
| October 3 | Penn |
| L 0–23 | 4,150 | [6] | ||
| October 10 | at Princeton | L 8–38 | 11,247 | [7] | |||
| October 17 | Yale
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| L 13–27 | 7,750 | [8] | ||
| October 24 | at Bucknell* | L 20–62 | 7,330 | [9] | |||
| October 31 | Lehigh* |
| L 10–26 | 3,415 | [10] | ||
| November 7 | Dartmouth |
| L 10–12 | 6,875 | [11] | ||
| November 14 | at Cornell | L 20–31 | 7,500 | [12] | |||
| November 21 | at Brown | L 16–19 | 27,050 | [13] | |||
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