The 1996 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia finished second in the Ivy League.
In their eighth season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 8–2 record and outscored opponents 181 to 159. Ryan Gabriele, Randy Murff, Marcellus Wiley and Rory Wilfork were the team captains.[1]
Despite a 5–2 conference record that placed second in the Ivy League standings, Columbia was outscored 133 to 119 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 |
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| September 21 | Harvard
| | W 20–13 OT | 5,760 | [3]
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| September 28 | at Fordham*
| | W 17–10 | 5,713 | [4]
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| October 5 | at Holy Cross*
| | W 42–16 | 9,349 | [5]
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| October 12 | at Penn
| | W 20–19 OT | 6,435 | [6]
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| October 19 | Lafayette*
| | W 3–0 | 1,170 | [7]
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| October 26 | at Yale
| | W 13–10 | 24,715 | [8]
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| November 2 | Princeton
| | L 11–14 | 9,100 | [9]
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| November 9 | at No. 25 Dartmouth
| | L 0–40 | 5,119 | [10]
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| November 16 | Cornell
| | W 24–10 | 7,055 | [11]
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| November 23 | Brown
| | W 31–27 | 5,175 | [12]
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Roster
| 1996 Columbia Lions football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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Offense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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| TE
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83
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Billy Campbell
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Fr
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| WR
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3
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Dennis Lee
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Sr
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| FB
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28
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Paul Thomas
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Jr
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| QB
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19
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Bobby Thomason
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Jr
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| WR
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88
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Chris Wachter
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Sr
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Defense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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| DE
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92
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Charlie Bettinelli
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Sr
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| DE
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81
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Greg Bowman
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Fr
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| DT
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63
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Brett Bryant
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Sr
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| ROV
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11
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Anthony Caffiero
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Jr
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| DE
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96
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Tom Nelson
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Fr
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| FS
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22
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Jessie Nunn
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Sr
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| DE
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85
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Juan Tabio
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Fr
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| DE
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5
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Marcellus Wiley
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Sr
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Special teams
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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| K, P
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9
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Matt Linit
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So
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster
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References
- ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. August 19, 2019. p. 218. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 36–37. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Lessels, Allen (September 22, 1996). "Sour Finish for Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cavanaugh, Jack (September 29, 1996). "Mistakes Abound, but Columbia Finds Itself at 2-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
- ^ El-Bashir, Tarik (October 6, 1996). "Lions Remain Perfect by Trouncing Crusaders". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S4, S6.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (October 13, 1996). "Kick Fails in OT as Columbia Tops Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (October 20, 1996). "Columbia Zips Lafayette in Impossible Conditions". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 20, 1996. p. D19.
- ^ Berlet, Bruce (October 27, 1996). "Columbia Defeats Yale on Late FG". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D12, D14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Princeton Edges Past Columbia". The Home News & Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. November 3, 1996. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (November 10, 1996). "Big Win for the Big Green". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McShea, Keith (November 18, 1996). "A Heartbreaker: Injury Stops Levitt Short of Goal; CU Falls". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cavanaugh, Jack (November 24, 1996). "Lions Eke Out Victory in Closing Minutes". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
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