2004 Columbia Lions football team

The 2004 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia tied for last in the Ivy League.

2004 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	1–9 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Shoop (2nd season)
Captains	Rashad Biggers Chuck Britton Jeff Otis Michael Quarshie
Home stadium	Wien Stadium
Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 Harvard $		7	–	0					10	–	0
No. 21 Penn		6	–	1					8	–	2
Cornell		4	–	3					4	–	6
Brown		3	–	4					6	–	4
Princeton		3	–	4					5	–	5
Yale		3	–	4					5	–	5
Dartmouth		1	–	6					1	–	9
Columbia		1	–	6					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their second season under head coach Bob Shoop, the Lions compiled a 1–9 record and were outscored 265 to 140. Rashad Biggers, Chuck Britton, Jeff Otis and Michael Quarshie were the team captains.^[1]

The Lions' 1–6 conference record tied for seventh place in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 171 to 99 by Ivy opponents.^[2] Columbia's only win was against fellow cellar-dweller Dartmouth.

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 18	Fordham*	Wien Stadium New York, NY (Liberty Cup)	L 14–17	2,176	[3]
September 25	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 13–42	8,233	[4]
October 2	Princeton	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 26–27 OT	10,823	[5]
October 9	Lafayette*	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 14–35	1,318	[6]
October 16	at No. 25 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 3–14	13,422	[7]
October 23	Dartmouth	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 9–6	4,140	[8]
October 30	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 14–21	6,141	[9]
November 6	at No. 16 Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–38	10,046	[10]
November 13	Cornell	Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry)	L 26–32	4,020	[11]
November 20	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 21–33	5,098	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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