2016 Columbia Lions football team

The 2016 Columbia Lions football team represented Columbia University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Al Bagnoli and played their home games at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. They are a member of the Ivy League. Columbia averaged 5,212 fans per game.

2016 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	3–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Al Bagnoli (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Fabish (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Paul Ferraro (2nd season)
Home stadium	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium

2016 Ivy League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Princeton +		6	–	1					8	–	2
Penn +		6	–	1					7	–	3
Harvard		5	–	2					7	–	3
Brown		3	–	4					4	–	6
Yale		3	–	4					3	–	7
Cornell		2	–	5					4	–	6
Columbia		2	–	5					3	–	7
Dartmouth		1	–	6					4	–	6
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 17	1:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)*	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	ILDN	L 9–13	4,323
September 24	2:00 p.m.	at Georgetown*	Cooper Field Washington, DC	PLN	L 14–17	2,367
October 1	12:00 p.m.	Princeton	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	FCS	L 13–48	3,638
October 8	6:00 p.m.	at Wagner*	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	NECFR	W 15–13	1,973
October 15	3:00 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	OWSPN	L 10–35	6,044
October 22	1:30 p.m.	Dartmouth	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	OWSPN	W 9–7	8,946
October 28	7:00 p.m.	Yale	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	NBCSN	L 23–31	3,268
November 5	1:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	OWSPN	L 21–28	11,233
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Cornell	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry)	ILDN	L 40–42	5,887
November 19	12:30 p.m.	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ILDN	W 31–13	3,139
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Saint Francis (PA)

See also: 2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	3	3	0	7	13
Lions	0	0	3	6	9

At Georgetown

See also: 2016 Georgetown Hoyas football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	7	7	14
Hoyas	10	7	0	0	17

Princeton

See also: 2016 Princeton Tigers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	6	28	14	0	48
Lions	6	0	0	7	13

At Wagner

See also: 2016 Wagner Seahawks football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	3	3	6	3	15
Seahawks	3	10	0	0	13