2002 Columbia Lions football team

The 2002 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.

2002 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
2002 record1–9 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Chris Carey
  • Pat Girardi
Home stadiumWien Stadium
2002 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 17 Penn $  7 –0     9 –1  
Harvard  6 –1     7 –3  
Princeton  4 –3     6 –4  
Yale  4 –3     6 –4  
Cornell  3 –4     4 –6  
Dartmouth  2 –5     3 –7  
Brown  2 –5     2 –8  
Columbia  0 –7     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their 14th and final season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 1–9 record and were outscored 295 to 161. Chris Carey and Pat Girardi were the team captains.[1]

The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 223 to 115 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Fordham*
W 13–11 3,865 [3]
September 28 at Colgate*
L 6–38 5,891 [4]
October 5 Princeton
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 32–35 9,103 [5]
October 12 Lafayette*
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 21–28 1,306 [6]
October 19 at Penn
L 10–44 11,208 [7]
October 26 Dartmouth
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 23–24 3,510 [8]
November 2 at Yale
L 7–35 7,262 [9]
November 9 at Harvard
L 7–28 8,241 [10]
November 16 Cornell
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY (rivalry)
L 14–17 2,715 [11]
November 23 at Brown
L 28–35 4,126 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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. 40. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Rudd, Columbia Boot Fordham". Daily News. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 22, 2002. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 22, 2002. p. C17.
  4. "Colgate Beats Ivy League Foe Again". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 29, 2002. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 29, 2002. p. C17.
  5. Brennan, Sean (October 6, 2002). "Lions Tough in Loss". Daily News. New York, N.Y. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 6, 2002. p. C17.
  6. Tomlinson, Brett (October 13, 2002). "Leaping Leopard Leads Lafayette Over Columbia". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 13, 2002. p. C16.
  7. Juliano, Joe (October 20, 2002). "After Lackluster First Half, Penn Cuts Loose, Blows Out Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Green Tame Lions". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 27, 2002. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Hine, Tommy (November 3, 2002). "Yale Turns it Around". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E13, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Pave, Marvin (November 10, 2002). "No Faking, Crimson Cruise". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Cornell 17, Columbia 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 17, 2002. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Brown 35, Columbia 28". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 24, 2002. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
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