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
ConferenceIvy League
1995 record3–6–1 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Mike Cavanaugh
  • Eric Keck
  • Rory Wilfork
Home stadiumWien Stadium
1995 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 at Harvard
W 28–24 8,150 [3]
September 23 Saint Mary's (CA)*
L 14–34 4,260 [4]
September 30 at Lafayette*
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
L 14–44 10,917 [9]
November 4 Dartmouth
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 27–43 5,780 [10]
November 11 at Cornell
L 14–35 5,673 [11]
November 18 at Brown
L 14–33 2,289 [12]

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.
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