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2003 Columbia Lions football team - Wikipedia

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2003 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Shoop (1st season)
Captains	Rashad Biggers Chris Carey Jeff Roether
Home stadium	Wien Stadium
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Ivy League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 Penn $	7	–	0	10	–	0
Harvard	4	–	3	7	–	3
Brown	4	–	3	5	–	5
Yale	4	–	3	6	–	4
Dartmouth	4	–	3	5	–	5
Columbia	3	–	4	4	–	6
Princeton	2	–	5	2	–	8
Cornell	0	–	7	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia finished sixth in the Ivy League.

In their first season under head coach Bob Shoop, the Lions compiled a 4–6 record and were outscored 283 to 211. Rashad Biggers, Chris Carey and Jeff Roether were the team captains.^[1]

The Lions' 3–4 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 189 to 135 by Ivy opponents.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at No. 18 Fordham*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (Liberty Cup)	L 30–37	6,895	^[3]
September 27	Bucknell*	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 19–16	3,019	^[4]
October 4	at Princeton	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 33–27	8,575	^[5]
October 11	at Lafayette*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 27–41	8,358	^[6]
October 18	No. 15 Penn	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 7–31	13,785	^[7]
October 25	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 21–26	8,125	^[8]
November 1	Yale	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 14–29	3,951	^[9]
November 8	No. 23 Harvard	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 16–13	3,470	^[10]
November 15	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 34–21	4,242	^[11]
November 22	Brown	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 10–42	4,841	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 218. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 40–41. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
^ Brennan, Sean (September 21, 2003). "Lions Make Rams Sweat". Daily News. New York, N.Y. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison Lose Another Close One to a Ivy League School". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. Associated Press. September 28, 2003. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 28, 2003. p. C15.
^ "Columbia Stuns Princeton on Final Play". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 5, 2003. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 5, 2003. p. C19.
^ Meixell, Ted (October 12, 2003). "Lafayette Wins in a Record-Setter". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 12, 2003. p. C15.
^ "Penn's 11th Straight Is Rout of Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 19, 2003. p. D10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dartmouth 26, Columbia 21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 26, 2003. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Courchesne, Shawn (November 2, 2003). "A Boost from Troost". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E6, E8 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Denman, Elliott (November 9, 2003). "Crimson Take One on the Chin". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Feaver, Christopher (November 17, 2003). "Frustration Continues for Cornell". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
^ Lilly, Brandon (November 23, 2003). "With Victory Over Lions, Bears Finish with Flourish". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. SPN4 – via ProQuest. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 23, 2003. p. C14.
^ "Columbia Lions Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
^ "2003 Football Schedule". The Trustees of Columbia University. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
^ "Columbia Football 2023 Football Record Book" (PDF). The Trustees of Columbia University. p. 183. Retrieved January 19, 2024.

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
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