2011 Columbia Lions football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2011
| team = Columbia Lions
| sport = football
| image = Columbia Lions wordmark.png
| image_size = 200
| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 1–9
| conf_record = 1–6
| head_coach = Norries Wilson
| hc_year = 6th
| off_coach = Vinny Marino
| oc_year = 6th
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
}}
{{2011 Ivy League football standings}}
The 2011 Columbia Lions football team represented Columbia University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by sixth year head coach Norries Wilson and played their home games at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. They are a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 1–9, 1–6 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. Head coach Norries Wilson was fired at the end of the season after a 17–43 record in six seasons. Columbia averaged 4,409 fans per game.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2011
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Fordham
| gamename = Liberty Cup
| site_stadium = Coffey Field
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| tv =
| score = 14–21
| attend = 6,820
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Albany
| site_stadium = Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| tv =
| score = 21–44
| attend = 3,457
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Princeton
| site_stadium = Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ
| tv =
| score = 21–24
| attend = 6,168
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Sacred Heart
| site_stadium = Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| tv =
| score = 25–34
| attend = 3,003
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Penn
| site_stadium = Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| tv = Versus
| score = 20–27
| attend = 9,124
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Dartmouth
| site_stadium = Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Hanover, NH
| tv =
| score = 0–37
| attend = 8,362
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Yale
| site_stadium = Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| tv = YES
| score = 13–16
| attend = 1,209
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Harvard
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| tv =
| score = 21–35
| attend = 4,153
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Cornell
| site_stadium = Schoellkopf Field
| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 41–62
| attend = 6,128
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Brown
| site_stadium = Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| tv =
| score = 35–28
| overtime = 2OT
| attend = 5,510
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Columbia Lions Schedule 2011 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/171/season/2011 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=January 19, 2024 }}{{cite web |title=2011 Football Schedule |url=https://gocolumbialions.com/sports/football/schedule/2011 |publisher=The Trustees of Columbia University |access-date=January 19, 2024 }}{{cite web |title=Columbia Football 2023 Football Record Book |url=https://gocolumbialions.com/documents/2023/9/14/2023_Columbia_Football_Record_Book.pdf |publisher=The Trustees of Columbia University |page=184 |access-date=January 19, 2024 }}