1988 Columbia Lions football team
| 1988 Columbia Lions football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 2–8 (2–5 Ivy) |
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| Captain | John Alex |
| Home stadium | Wien Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia ended a five-year losing streak with two wins, and tied for next-to-last in the Ivy League.
In their third and final season under head coach Larry McElreavy, the Lions compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 303 to 140. John Alex was the team captain.[1]
The Lions' 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 177 to 103 by Ivy opponents.[2]
After losing all of their games in 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987, Columbia entered the season on a 44-game winless streak, and 41-game loss streak, dating back to the 1983 season. Both were all-time NCAA Division I football records at the time. By registering a victory over Princeton in the fourth week of the 1988 season, Columbia ended the streak at 44 straight losses and 47 games without a win.[3]
Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.
Senior wide receiver Matthew Fox would later go on to a successful acting career.[4]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | at Harvard | L 7–41 | 9,000 | [5] | |||
| September 24 | No. 12 Lafayette* |
| L 3–49 | 6,560 | [6] | ||
| October 1 | at Penn | L 10–24 | 11,640 | [7] | |||
| October 8 | Princeton
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| W 16–13 | 5,420 | [3] | ||
| October 15 | at Yale | L 10–24 | 16,346 | [8] | |||
| October 22 | Bucknell* |
| L 7–21 | 3,825 | [9] | ||
| October 29 | at Lehigh* | L 27–56 | 7,250 | [10] | |||
| November 5 | at Dartmouth | L 10–20 | 3,760 | [11] | |||
| November 12 | Cornell |
| L 19–42 | 8,308 | [12] | ||
| November 19 | Brown |
| W 31–13 | 5,565 | [13] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 216. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 32–33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ a b Goodman, Brett (October 9, 1988). "Columbia Ends 44-Game Loss Skid". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Matthew Fox '89CC Delivers Columbia College Class Day Address". GoColumbiaLions.com.
- ^ Monahan, Bob (September 18, 1988). "Harvard Extends Columbia's Skid to 42". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette Sends Columbia to 43d Straight Loss, 49-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 25, 1988. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Missanelli, M.G. (October 2, 1988). "Penn Extends Columbia's Streak of Defeats to 44". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rieber, Anthony (October 16, 1988). "Yale Stumbles Past Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Guerrini Stars as Bucknell Downs Columbia 21-7". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 23, 1988. pp. 27, 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lehigh 56, Columbia 27". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 30, 1988. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dartmouth 20, Columbia 10". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 6, 1988. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Curry, Jack (November 13, 1988). "Cornell Routs Columbia by 42-19". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Cavanaugh, Jack (November 20, 1988). "Lions (2-8) Have Best Season Since '78". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.