1980 Columbia Lions football team

The 1980 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.

1980 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
1980 record1–9 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coachBob Naso (1st season)
Captains
  • Sean Cannon
  • Rico Josephs
Home stadiumBaker Field
1980 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale $ 6 1 0  8 2 0
Cornell 5 2 0  5 5 0
Harvard 4 3 0  7 3 0
Brown 4 3 0  6 4 0
Princeton 4 3 0  6 4 0
Dartmouth 4 3 0  4 6 0
Penn 1 6 0  1 9 0
Columbia 0 7 0  1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

In their first season under head coach Bob Naso, the Lions compiled a 1–9 record and were outscored 275 to 89. Sean Cannon and Rico Josephs were the team captains.[1]

The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 214 to 61 by Ivy opponents.[2]

Ivy League football teams expanded their schedules to 10 games in 1980, making this the first year since 1955 that the Lions played three games against non-Ivy opponents.

Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 at Harvard L 6–26 10,000 [3]
September 27 Lafayette*
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 6–0 4,500 [4]
October 4 at Penn L 13–24 7,076 [5]
October 11 Princeton
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 19–31 6,875 [6]
October 18 at Yale L 10–30 14,000 [7]
October 25 at Colgate* L 22–35 1,000 [8]
November 1 Holy Cross*
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 0–26 5,580 [9]
November 8 at Dartmouth L 0–48 6,108 [10]
November 15 Cornell
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY (rivalry)
L 0–24 5,750 [11]
November 22 Brown
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 13–31 5,125 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 216. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 29. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Verigan, Bill (September 21, 1980). "Harvard Rolls Up 394 Total Yards as Hapless Columbia Falls 26-6". Daily News. New York, N.Y. Sports p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  4. O'Day, Joe (September 28, 1980). "Columbia Nips Lafayette 6-0 on Cabrera TD". Daily News. New York, N.Y. Sports p. 5 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Forbes, Gordon (October 5, 1980). "Finally! 17-Point 4th Quarter Ends Penn's Losing Streak at 17". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D via Newspapers.com.
  6. Bruns, John (October 12, 1980). "Princeton Rips Lions". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Wilkins, Sam (October 19, 1980). "Yale Cools Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Colgate Wins by 13 After 23-0". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. October 26, 1980. pp. 2B, 4B via Newspapers.com.
  9. Newman, David (November 2, 1980). "HC Tops Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 48 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Page, Eliot (November 9, 1980). "Dartmouth Cruises". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Van Sickle, Kenny (November 17, 1980). "Forward Pass the Key to Red's Shutout Win". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Brown 31, Columbia 13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 23, 1980. p. 84 via Newspapers.com.
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