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1992 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainDes Werthman
Home stadiumWien Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth + 6 1 0 8 2 0
Princeton + 6 1 0 8 2 0
Penn 5 2 0 7 3 0
Cornell 4 3 0 7 3 0
Harvard 3 4 0 3 7 0
Yale 2 5 0 4 6 0
Columbia 2 5 0 3 7 0
Brown 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1992 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia tied for second-to-last in Ivy League.

In their fourth season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 286 to 205. Des Werthman was the team captain.[1]

The Lions' 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 214 to 136 by Ivy opponents.[2]

Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Harvard L 20–27 5,750 [3]
September 26 at Fordham* W 18–9 3,521 [4]
October 3 Colgate*
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 29–34 4,645 [5]
October 10 Bucknell*
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 22–29 5,835 [6]
October 17 at Penn L 21–34 8,867 [7]
October 24 at Yale L 0–23 14,569 [8]
October 31 Princetondagger
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 7–34 9,335 [9]
November 7 at Dartmouth L 19–38 2,907 [10]
November 14 Cornell
W 35–30 5,495 [11]
November 21 Brown
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 34–28 3,610 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 216. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 34–35. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Wallace, William N. (September 20, 1992). "Columbia Roars but Not Quite Enough". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S3, S4.
  4. ^ "Hail Columbia, the Gem of the Bronx". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 27, 1992. pp. S3, S4.
  5. ^ "Sparacio Leads Colgate, 34-29". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 4, 1992. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Noll's Pickoff Leads Bison Over Columbia". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 11, 1992. pp. C3, C12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Juliano, Joe (October 18, 1992). "Penn, Despite a Raft of Errors, Outscores Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E13 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Berlet, Bruce (October 25, 1992). "Yale's Defense Responds; Stops Columbia in 23-0 Victory". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Elias Carries Princeton Over Columbia, 34-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 1, 1992. p. D11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Another Record Day for Green's Fiedler". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 8, 1992. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Benson, Frank (November 16, 1992). "Columbia's Shocker Knocks Red out of Ivy Picture". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Columbia's on a New Kind of Streak". Daily News (national ed.). New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 22, 1992. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Columbia, 34-28". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 22, 1992. p. 65.