The 1989 Columbia Lions football team was an

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team that represented

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during the

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. Columbia finished last in the

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. In their first season under head coach

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, the Lions compiled a 1–9 record and were outscored 263 to 118. Bart Barnett was the team captain. The Lions' 1–6 conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 170 to 104 by Ivy opponents. Columbia played its homes games at

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in Upper Manhattan, in

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