1997 Columbia Lions football team

1997 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–6[a] (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Ray Tellier (9th season)
Captains	Jay DuPertuis Matt Kuhn
Home stadium	Wien Stadium

1997 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Harvard $		7	–	0					9	–	1
Dartmouth		6	–	1					8	–	2
Brown		4	–	3					7	–	3
Cornell		4	–	3					6	–	4
Princeton		3	–	4					6	–	4
Columbia		3	–	4					4	–	6
Yale		1	–	6					2	–	8
Penn *		0	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion * Standings reflect Penn's forfeit of five conference wins due to use of an ineligible player

The 1997 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia tied for fifth in the Ivy League.

In their ninth season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 4–6 record and were outscored 259 to 141. Jay DuPertuis and Matt Kuhn were the team captains.^[1]

The Lions' 3–4 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 177 to 106 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 20	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 7–45	7,658	[3]
September 27	Towson*	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 16–6	2,710	[4]
October 4	at Lafayette*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 3–31	3,822	[5]
October 11	Holy Cross*	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 16–45	3,335	[6]
October 18	Penn	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 7–24 [a]	3,909	[7][8]
October 25	Yale	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 21–10	4,665	[9]
November 1	Princeton	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 17–0	1,015	[10]
November 8	Dartmouth	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 21–23	1,375	[11]
November 15	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 22–33	1,158	[12]
November 22	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 11–42	1,520	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Note

^ a: In January 1998, Penn agreed to forfeit its Ivy League wins from 1997 after star defensive tackle Mitch Marrow was declared ineligible as a part-time student.^[8] Columbia's^[1] and Penn's^[14] record books regard their 1997 meeting, a 24–7 Penn victory on the field, as a Columbia win, as do the 1997 win–loss records and season standings in the Ivy League record book.^[2]

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. 37. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Monahan, Bob (September 21, 1997). "Harvard Opening Act Is a Smash". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C20 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Hughes, Sarah (September 28, 1997). "Columbia's Defense Too Tough for Towson". Daily News (racing final ed.). New York, N.Y. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Meixell, Ted (October 5, 1997). "Lafayette Puts It into Higher Gear to End Slide". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Columbia Humbled; Fordham Pummeled". Daily News (metro ed.). New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 12, 1997. p. 97 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 12, 1997. p. C17.
7. Rosenberg, Michael (October 19, 1997). "Finn Just Fine in Penn's Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Moran, Edward (January 3, 1998). "Penn Forfeits 5 Wins in Marrow Case". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Berlet, Bruce (October 26, 1997). "Columbia Shuts Down Yale Offense". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 26, 1997. p. F14.
10. "Turnovers Help Lions Dominate Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 2, 1997. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Dartmouth 23, Columbia 21". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. November 9, 1997. p. B8 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Scores and I-AA Summaries". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. November 9, 1997. p. 6D.
12. McShea, Keith (November 17, 1997). "Sun Shines for Red in Victory". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Brown 42, Columbia 11". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 23, 1997. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 159. Retrieved June 20, 2020.