1991 Columbia Lions football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
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| year = 1991
| team = Columbia Lions
| sport = football
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| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 1–9
| conf_record = 1–6
| head_coach = Ray Tellier
| hc_year = 3rd
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| captain = Chuck Dimitrof
| captain2 = Brad Hutton
| stadium = Wien Stadium
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{{1991 Ivy League football standings}}
The 1991 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia tied for last in the Ivy League.
In their third season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 1–9 record and were outscored 249 to 154. Chuck Dimitrof and Brad Hutton were the team captains.{{cite web |title=Columbia Football 2019 Record Book |publisher=Columbia University |location=New York, N.Y. |access-date=June 15, 2020 |page=217 |url=https://issuu.com/columbiaathletics/docs/2019_columbia_football_record_book}}
The Lions' 1–6 conference record tied for seventh (and worst) in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 177 to 114 by Ivy opponents.{{cite book|url=https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998|title=Ivy League Football Media Guide|chapter=Year-by-Year History|publisher=Ivy League|location=Princeton, N.J.|date=2017|access-date=July 10, 2020|page=34}}
Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.
Schedule
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| rankyear = 1991
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
| September 21 | | Harvard
| Wien Stadium | New York, NY | L 16 21
| 12,200 | {{cite news |title=Harvard Sophomore Giardi Is a Jinx for Columbia |first=Bob |last=Monahan |date=September 22, 1991 |page=69 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58552673/1991-columbia-harvard/ }}
| September 28 | | Lehigh
| Wien Stadium | New York, NY | L 9 22
| 4,045 | {{cite news |title=Lehigh Escapes 22-9 Against Columbia |first=Gary R. |last=Blockus |date=September 29, 1991 |page=C1 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58554687/1991-columbia-lehigh/ }}
| October 5 | | Fordham
| Wien Stadium | New York, NY (rivalry) | L 16 20
| 3,650 | {{cite news |title=Fordham 20, Columbia 18 |date=October 6, 1991 |page=11D |newspaper=Miami Herald |location=Miami, Fla. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58557272/1991-columbia-fordham/ }}
| October 12 | | Penn
| Wien Stadium | New York, NY | W 20 14
| 7,870 | {{cite news |title=Columbia Wins; Penn Still Winless |first=Jay |last=Searcy |date=October 13, 1991 |page=11-D |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58557712/1991-columbia-penn/ }}
| October 19 | @ | Lafayette
| Fisher Field | Easton, PA | L 15 30
| 5,113 | {{cite news |title=Kahn Is Unexpected Hero for Leopards |first=Ted |last=Meixell |date=October 20, 1991 |page=C1 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58558972/1991-columbia-lafayette/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Lafayette, 30-15 |agency=Associated Press |date=October 20, 1991 |page=65 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58558656/1991-o19-ivies/ }}
| October 26 | | Yale
| Wien Stadium | New York, NY | L 9 36
| 9,130 | {{cite news |title=Yale's 29 Third-Quarter Points Lead to Rout of Columbia |first=Bruce |last=Berlet |date=October 27, 1991 |pages=E13, E11 |newspaper=The Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58559550/1991-columbia-yale/ }}
| November 2 | @ | Princeton
| Palmer Stadium | Princeton, NJ | L 6 22
| 8,428 | {{cite news |title=Win Leaves Ivy Race in Princeton's Hands |first=Bob |last=Knobelman |date=November 3, 1991 |pages=C1, C4 |newspaper=The Home News |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58577303/1991-columbia-princeton/ }}
| November 9 | | Dartmouth
| Wien Stadium | New York, NY | L 19 28
| 4,335 | {{cite news |title=Dartmouth Fends Off Columbia |agency=Associated Press |date=November 10, 1991 |page=69 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58578496/1991-columbia-dartmouth/ }}
| November 16 | @ | Cornell
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY (rivalry) | L 21 28
| 6,000 | {{cite news |title=Big Red Struggles, but Tops Columbia |first=Brad |last=Herzog |date=November 18, 1991 |page=1B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58589727/1991-columbia-cornell/ }}
| November 23 | @ | Brown
| Brown Stadium | Providence, RI | L 23 28
| 5,250 | {{cite news |title=Brown Holds Off Columbia for First Victory |date=November 24, 1991 |pages=S6, S7 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
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