The 1996 Columbia Lions football team was an
American football
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team that represented
Columbia University
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during the
1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season
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. Columbia finished second in the
Ivy League
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.
In their eighth season under head coach
Ray Tellier
Ray Tellier Jr. (born June 10, 1951) is an American college athletics administrator and former college football player and coach. He currently serves as an associate athletics director at Columbia University, a position he has held since 2005. T ...
, the Lions compiled a 8–2 record and outscored opponents 181 to 159. Ryan Gabriele, Randy Murff, Marcellus Wiley and Rory Wilfork were the team captains.
Despite a 5–2 conference record that placed second in the Ivy League standings, Columbia was outscored 133 to 119 by Ivy opponents.
Columbia played its homes games at
Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
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in
Upper Manhattan
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, in
New York City
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.
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Columbia Lions football
The Columbia Lions football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Columbia University. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Ivy League. The Columbia football ...