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1998 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Bert Bondi
  • Paul Roland
  • Jeremy Taylor
  • Chris Tillotson
Home stadiumWien Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Penn $   6 – 1     8 – 2  
Brown   5 – 2     7 – 3  
Yale   5 – 2     6 – 4  
Princeton   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Columbia   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Harvard   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Cornell   1 – 6     4 – 6  
Dartmouth   1 – 6     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1998 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia tied for fifth in the Ivy League.

In their 10th season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 4–6 record and were outscored 175 to 146. Bert Bondi, Paul Roland, Jeremy Taylor and Chris Tillotson were the team captains.[1]

The Lions' 3–4 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 111 to 87 by Ivy opponents.[2]

Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Harvarddagger
W 24–0 11,175 [3]
September 26 at Bucknell*
L 20–27 9,000 [4]
October 3 at Saint Mary's (CA)*
W 20–17 4,967 [5]
October 10 No. 10 Lehigh*
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 19–20 3,675 [6]
October 17 at Penn
L 0–20 8,108 [7]
October 24 at Yale
L 14–37 14,537 [8]
October 31 Princeton
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 0–20 6,740 [9]
November 7 at Dartmouth
W 24–14 4,117 [10]
November 14 Cornell
W 22–10 6,845 [11]
November 21 Brown
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 3–10 4,600 [12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 218. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 37–38. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Concannon, Joe (September 20, 1998). "Harvard Bashed by Lions". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Baker, Wayne (September 20, 1998). "Opportunities Pay Off for BU". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Chapin, Dwight (October 4, 1998). "Lions Roar Back in Return to the West". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, Calif. p. C-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 11, 1998). "Taafe's FG Completes Lehigh's Comeback". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League: Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 11, 1998. p. C19.
  7. ^ Juliano, Joe (October 18, 1998). "Quakers Keep Columbia Quiet". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Berlet, Bruce (October 25, 1998). "Bartholomew Runs, and Yale Clicks". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Theisen, Princeton Cruise Past Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 1, 1998. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Columbia 24, Dartmouth 14". The Record. Hackensack, N.J. Associated Press. November 8, 1998. p. S-4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 8, 1998. p. C12.
  11. ^ McShea, Keith (November 15, 1998). "Tillotson Turns Tide in Red's Loss". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Dicker, Ron (November 22, 1998). "Columbia's Long Drives End in Frustration". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. SP8.
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