2005 Columbia Lions football team

The 2005 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.

2005 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
2005 record2–8 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Bill Beechum
  • Prosper Nwokocha
  • Joe Winters
Home stadiumWien Stadium
2005 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 15 Brown $  6 –1     9 –1  
Princeton  5 –2     7 –3  
Harvard  5 –2     7 –3  
Yale  4 –3     4 –6  
Cornell  4 –3     6 –4  
Penn  3 –4     5 –5  
Dartmouth  1 –6     2 –8  
Columbia  0 –7     2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their third and final season under head coach Bob Shoop, the Lions compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 337 to 116. Bill Beechum, Prosper Nwokocha and Joe Winters were the team captains.[1]

The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record placed eighth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 293 to 63 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 at Fordham*
W 23–17 6,912 [3]
September 24 Duquesne*
W 23–13 3,511 [4]
October 1 at Princeton
L 3–43 8,835 [5]
October 8 at Lafayette*
L 7–14 1,500 [6]
October 15 Penn
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 16–44 10,131 [7]
October 22 at Dartmouth
L 6–17 6,222 [8]
October 29 Yale
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 3–37 2,025 [9]
November 5 Harvard
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 7–55 2,354 [10]
November 12 at Cornell
L 7–45 4,727 [11]
November 19 No. 18 Brown
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 21–52 6,705 [12]

References
  1. "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. 41–42. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Devaney, Kevin, Jr. (September 18, 2005). "Lions Win Liberty Cup". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. p. 9C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Stats Extra: College Football". Daily News. New York, N.Y. September 18, 2005. p. 86.
  4. "Columbia Dumps Duquesne". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pa. September 25, 2005. pp. D-8, D-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Kirkland, Javarone Lead Tigers in Romp". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 2, 2005. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 2, 2005. p. C22.
  6. Miller, Stephen (October 9, 2005). "Leopards Show Resiliency, Buoyancy". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 9, 2005. p. D18.
  7. Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 16, 2005). "Quakers Win One for Kyle Ambrogi". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Dartmouth Scores Early, Tops Columbia". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. October 23, 2005. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 23, 2005. p. C19.
  9. Hine, Tommy (October 30, 2005). "Bulldogs Capitalize on Five Turnovers". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Powers, John (November 6, 2005). "Crimson Finish in No Time". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Feaver, Christopher (November 14, 2005). "Big Red Blows Out Columbia". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Title a First for Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 20, 2005. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.
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