1994 Columbia Lions football team

The 1994 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

1994 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–4–1 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Ray Tellier (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Donnelly (3rd season)
Captains	Brian Bassett Jamie Schwalbe
Home stadium	Wien Stadium
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Penn $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Cornell	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Columbia	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Yale	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Harvard	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their sixth season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored opponents 240 to 230. Brian Bassett and Jamie Schwalbe were the team captains.^[1]

The Lions' 3–4 conference record placed them in a three-way tie for fourth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 176 to 160 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 17	Harvard	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 32–39	6,425	[3]
September 24	at Lehigh*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	T 28–28	10,585	[4]
October 1	Lafayette*	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 28–13	1,610	[5]
October 8	at Fordham*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (rivalry)	W 24–13	5,266	[6]
October 15	at No. 13 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 3–12	5,262	[7]
October 22	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 30–9	16,167	[8]
October 29	Princeton	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 17–10	12,850	[9]
November 5	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 13–14	4,115	[10]
November 12	Cornell	Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry)	W 38–33	8,825	[11]
November 19	Brown	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 27–59	7,375	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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. 35–36. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Concannon, Joe (September 18, 1994). "Ferrara's Last-Minute Heroics Rescue Crimson". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Blockus, Gary R. (September 25, 1994). "Lehigh Escapes Columbia with Tie". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Meixell, Ted (October 2, 1994). "Columbia's 28-13 Victory Is a Killer for Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Blatt, Howard (October 9, 1994). "Mighty Columbia Flattens Fordham". Daily News (final ed.). New York, N.Y. pp. 69, 84 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Juliano, Joe (November 26, 1994). "Quakers Outkick Columbia, 12-3". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Berlet, Bruce (October 23, 1994). "Columbia Able to Dominate Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Bruns, John (October 30, 1994). "Columbia Ends Tigers' Hopes for Ivy Crown". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Dartmouth Fends Off Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 6, 1994. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Read, Dennis (November 14, 1994). "Fumble Is Fatal for Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
12. Dellapina, John (November 20, 1994). "Loss Is Out of Blue". Daily News (final ed.). New York, N.Y. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy/Patriot Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 20, 1994. p. 64.