2000 Columbia Lions football team

2000 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	3–7 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Ray Tellier (12th season)
Captains	Avery Moseley Jason Pease
Home stadium	Wien Stadium

2000 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Penn $		6	–	1					7	–	3
Cornell		5	–	2					5	–	5
Yale		4	–	3					7	–	3
Harvard		4	–	3					5	–	5
Princeton		3	–	4					3	–	7
Columbia		1	–	6					3	–	7
Dartmouth		1	–	6					2	–	8
Brown *		4	–	3					7	–	3
$ – Conference champion * Ineligible for conference championship

The 2000 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In their 12th season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 302 to 256. Jason Pease and Avery Moseley were the team captains.^[1]

The Lions' 1–6 conference record tied for worst in the Ivy League standings, though both they and Dartmouth are shown as tied for sixth, as 4–3 Brown was excluded from the championship and recorded as finishing last. Columbia was outscored 246 to 156 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 16	Fordham*	Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry)	W 43–22	5,007	[3]
September 23	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 10–12	6,119	[4]
September 30	Princeton	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 24–27 ^OT	4,125	[5]
October 7	Lafayette*	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 47–22	2,739	[6]
October 14	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 25–43	6,173	[7]
October 21	Dartmouth	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 49–21	9,289	[8]
October 28	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–41	17,578	[9]
November 4	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–34	6,721	[10]
November 11	Cornell	Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry)	L 31–35	9,102	[11]
November 18	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 27–45	3,194	[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. pp. 38–39. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "Lions Roar Back, Tame Fordham". Daily News (final ed.). New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 17, 2000. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Columbia 43, Fordham 26". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. September 17, 2000. p. 12C.
4. Housenick, Tom (September 24, 2000). "Late Score Lifts Bucknell Past Columbia". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Overtime FG Gives Princeton First Win". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 1, 2000. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Meixell, Ted (October 8, 2000). "'Pards' Tavani Still Chasing No. 2". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 8, 2000. p. C19.
7. Juliano, Joe (October 15, 2000). "Quakers Keep Home Fires Burning with 43-25 Rout of Lions". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Dicker, Ron (October 22, 2000). "Reese Sets Pace as Columbia Romps on Homecoming". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. SP11 – via ProQuest.
9. Hine, Tommy (October 29, 2000). "It's a Breeze for Bulldogs: Yale Dominates Columbia, 41-0". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E8, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Monahan, Bob (November 5, 2000). "Crimson's Home Is Sweet at Last". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Cornell Win Sets Stage: Ivy Title on Line vs. Penn". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 12, 2000. pp. 6B, 7B – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Brown 45, Columbia 27". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 19, 2000. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.