1995 Columbia Lions football team

The 1995 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia finished fifth in the Ivy League.

1995 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
1995 record	3–6–1 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Ray Tellier (5th season)
Captains	Mike Cavanaugh Eric Keck Rory Wilfork
Home stadium	Wien Stadium

1995 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton $	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Penn	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Cornell	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Columbia	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Brown	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Yale	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Harvard	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In their seventh season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 3–6–1 record and were outscored 281 to 201. Mike Cavanaugh, Eric Keck and Rory Wilfork were the team captains.[1]

The Lions' 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 200 to 142 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 16	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 28–24	8,150	[3]
September 23	Saint Mary's (CA)*	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 14–34	4,260	[4]
September 30	at Lafayette*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	T 10–10	8,156	[5]
October 7	No. 13 Penn	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 24–14	7,380	[6]
October 14	Lehigh*	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 35–37	3,045	[7]
October 21	Yale	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 21–7	3,875	[8]
October 28	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 14–44	10,917	[9]
November 4	Dartmouth	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 27–43	5,780	[10]
November 11	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 14–35	5,673	[11]
November 18	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 14–33	2,289	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

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. p. 36. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Pave, Marvin (September 17, 1995). "Columbia Tips Harvard, Ends Frustration". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Gaels Gallop to Win; Cunnings' Four Rushing TDs Lead the Way in N.Y." San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, Calif. Associated Press. September 24, 1995. pp. D-7, D-12 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Meixell, Ted (October 1, 1995). "Late Columbia TD Forces a 10-10 Tie with the Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Juliano, Joe (October 8, 1995). "Columbia Stops Penn's Record Streak at 24". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Blockus, Gary R. (October 15, 1995). "Lehigh Edges Columbia on Last-Minute TD 37-35". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Berlet, Bruce (October 22, 1995). "Yale Can't Overcome Slip-Ups Against Columbia". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. C1, C12 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Bruns, John (October 29, 1995). "Princeton Bullies Columbia; Tigers Are Alone at Top of the Ivy". The Home News & Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Columbia Rallies Big, but Loses 2d Straight". Daily News (4 star final ed.). New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 5, 1995. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 5, 1995. p. 103.
11. Read, Dennis (November 13, 1995). "Ivy Crown is One Victory Away; Cornell Beats Columbia, Moves Into First-Place Tie". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Brown 33, Columbia 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 19, 1995. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.