2002 Columbia Lions football team

2002 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–9 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Chris Carey
  • Pat Girardi
Home stadiumWien Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
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

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.

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.

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

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

References

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  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 40. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
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  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.
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  9. ^ Hine, Tommy (November 3, 2002). "Yale Turns it Around". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E13, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
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  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.