2016 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season

2016 Columbia Lions football

Conference	Ivy League
Record	3–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Al Bagnoli (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Fabish (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Paul Ferraro (2nd season)
Home stadium	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 17	1:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)*	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	ILDN	L 9–13	4,323
September 24	2:00 p.m.	at Georgetown*	Cooper Field Washington, DC	PLN	L 14–17	2,367
October 1	12:00 p.m.	Princeton	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	FCS	L 13–48	3,638
October 8	6:00 p.m.	at Wagner*	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	NECFR	W 15–13	1,973
October 15	3:00 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	OWSPN	L 10–35	6,044
October 22	1:30 p.m.	Dartmouth	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	OWSPN	W 9–7	8,946
October 28	7:00 p.m.	Yale	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	NBCSN	L 23–31	3,268
November 5	1:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	OWSPN	L 21–28	11,233
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Cornell	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry)	ILDN	L 40–42	5,887
November 19	12:30 p.m.	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ILDN	W 31–13	3,139
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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

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

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

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

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

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Venues	Polo Grounds (1880–1883, 1890, 1899, 1901–1903, 1920–1927, 1936) Berkeley Oval (1889) Columbia Grounds (1891) Columbia Field (1900) American League Park (1904–1905) South Field (1915–1923) Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium (1923–1982, 1984–present) Giants Stadium (1983) Hofstra Stadium (1983)
Bowls & rivalries	1934 Rose Bowl Cornell Fordham: Liberty Cup
Culture & lore	Roaree the Lion "Roar, Lion, Roar" The Union Club
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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