2016 Columbia Lions football team

The 2016 Columbia Lions football team represented Columbia University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Al Bagnoli and played their home games at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. They are a member of the Ivy League. Columbia averaged 5,212 fans per game.[1]

2016 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Fabish (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorPaul Ferraro (2nd season)
Home stadiumRobert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Princeton +   6 1     8 2  
Penn +   6 1     7 3  
Harvard   5 2     7 3  
Brown   3 4     4 6  
Yale   3 4     3 7  
Cornell   2 5     4 6  
Columbia   2 5     3 7  
Dartmouth   1 6     4 6  
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 171:00 p.m.Saint Francis (PA)*ILDNL 9–134,323
September 242:00 p.m.at Georgetown*PLNL 14–172,367
October 112:00 p.m.Princeton
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
FCSL 13–483,638
October 86:00 p.m.at Wagner*NECFRW 15–131,973
October 153:00 p.m.at PennOWSPNL 10–356,044
October 221:30 p.m.Dartmouth 
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
OWSPNW 9–78,946
October 287:00 p.m.Yale
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
NBCSNL 23–313,268
November 51:00 p.m.at No. 23 HarvardOWSPNL 21–2811,233
November 121:00 p.m.Cornell
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY (rivalry)
ILDNL 40–425,887
November 1912:30 p.m.at BrownILDNW 31–133,139
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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Saint Francis (PA)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 3 3 0 7 13
Lions 0 0 3 6 9

At Georgetown

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 0 7 7 14
Hoyas 10 7 0 0 17

Princeton

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 6 28 14 0 48
Lions 6 0 0 7 13

At Wagner

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 3 3 6 3 15
Seahawks 3 10 0 0 13

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Football Schedule Released". Columbia University Athletics. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Columbia Lions Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "2016 Football Schedule". The Trustees of Columbia University. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Columbia Football 2023 Football Record Book" (PDF). The Trustees of Columbia University. p. 185. Retrieved January 19, 2024.