1983 Columbia Lions football team

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1983 Columbia Lions football team - Wikipedia

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1983 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	1–7–2 (1–5–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Naso (4th season)
Captain	John Witkowski
Home stadium	Giants Stadium, Hofstra Stadium
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Harvard +	5	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	2
Penn +	5	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Brown	4	–	2	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Dartmouth	4	–	2	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Cornell	3	–	3	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Princeton	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Columbia	1	–	5	–	1	1	–	7	–	2
Yale	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

The 1983 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia placed second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In their fourth season under head coach Bob Naso, the Lions compiled a 1–7–2 record and were outscored 363 to 218. John Witkowski was the team captain.^[1]

The Lions' 1–5–1 conference record finished seventh in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 221 to 130 by Ivy opponents.^[2]

This season marked the start of a winless streak and a losing streak that would become the worst-ever in Division I. Following their October 15 win over Yale, Columbia would go 47 games without a win. As the Bucknell and Dartmouth games in 1983 would also be the only tie games during the streak, this meant four complete seasons (1984 to 1987) of nothing but losses, with 44 losses in a row. The streak finally ended with a homecoming win October 9, 1988, against Princeton. This stretch included 33 consecutive Ivy League losses, starting with 1983's Cornell and Brown games.^[3] A decade later, Columbia's streak was surpassed by an 80-game loss streak by Prairie View A&M in 1989–1998.

Columbia scheduled most of its games on the road in 1983, as its own football stadium was being rebuilt. The Lions hosted two home games at the NFL's Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and one game at Hofstra Stadium in Hempstead, New York.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 14–43	8,500	^[4]
September 24	at No. 17 Lafayette*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 29–34	10,750	^[5]
September 30	Penn	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 10–35	7,221	^[6]
October 8	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 26–35	12,240	^[7]
October 15	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 21–18	13,523	^[8]
October 22	Bucknell*	Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY	T 31–31	3,750	^[9]
October 29	at No. 2 Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 28–77	12,861	^[10]
November 5	Dartmouth	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	T 17–17	6,064	^[11]
November 12	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 6–31	3,500	^[12]
November 19	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 36–42	7,500	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the game

References

^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 215. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 30. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
^ Goodman, Brett (October 9, 1988). "Columbia Ends 44-Game Loss Skid". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-F – via Newspapers.com.
^ Visser, Lesley (September 18, 1983). "Harvard Gets the Bounces". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lafayette 34, Columbia 29". Times Leader. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Associated Press. September 27, 1983. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
^ Newman, Chuck (October 1, 1983). "Hall's Three TDs Help Penn Whip Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
^ O'Brien, Ken (October 9, 1983). "Tigers Top Lions by 35-26". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Apple, Ginny (October 16, 1983). "Even Columbia Tops Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D14, D15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Radosta, John (October 23, 1983). "Columbia Tied, 31-31, on Kick by Bucknell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S5, S14.
^ Craig, Jack (October 30, 1983). "HC Stampedes to 77-28 Romp". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Markus, Don (November 6, 1983). "Columbia Game a Low-Budget Affair". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 14, 1983). "Harmon Runs Wild". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brown Tops Columbia, 42-36; Bruin Coach in Finale". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 20, 1983. pp. S9, S13.

v t e Columbia Lions football
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	Columbia University Marching Band Roaree the Lion "Roar, Lion, Roar" The Union Club
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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