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Columbia Lions
| Location: New York, NY University Founded: 1754 Enrollment: 22,712  Nickname: Columbia Lions School Colors: Sky blue and white Joined Ivy: 1956 Head Coach: Norries Willson U. President: Lee Bollinger Director of Athletics: Dr. M. Dianne Murphy Conf. (Co) Champions 1961 Stadium: Wien Stadium Current Capacity: 17,000 First Year of Football: 1870 |
Based in New York City, the Columbia Lions have been members of the Ivy League Conference in the NCAA Division I-AA since 1956. The Lions play their home games at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium at the Baker Field Athletics Complex, which was founded in 1984.
The Lions were very successful during the first half of the 20th century. Recognized players from that era include All-American Sid Luckman, a quarterback who would go on to lead the Chicago Bears to four NFL championships on the 1940's. The Lions have won a total of one championship in their history, during the season of 1961.
Last season, the Columbia Lions ended in 6th place of the Ivy League with an overall record of 2-8, losing the last game of the season against Brown with a score of 10-41.
Columbia 2009 Schedule
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| September 19 | at Fordham | 6:00 PM ET |
| September 26 | Central Connecticut State | 12:30 PM ET |
| October 3 | at Princeton | 3:00 PM ET |
| October 10 | at Lafayette | 6:00 PM ET |
| October 17 | Pennsylvania | 1:30 PM ET |
| October 24 | at Dartmouth | 1:30 PM ET |
| October 31 | Yale | 1:30 PM ET |
| November 7 | Harvard | 12:30 PM ET |
| November 14 | at Cornell | 12:30 PM ET |
| November 21 | Brown | 12:30 PM ET |