2008 Columbia Lions football team

2008 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorVinny Marino (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorAaron Kelton (1st season)
Captains
  • Mike Brune
  • Jordan Davis
  • Drew Quinn
Home stadiumRobert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Harvard +   6 1     9 1  
Brown +   6 1     7 3  
Penn   5 2     6 4  
Yale   4 3     6 4  
Princeton   3 4     4 6  
Cornell   2 5     4 6  
Columbia   2 5     2 8  
Dartmouth   0 7     0 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Columbia tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League. Columbia averaged 3,827 fans per game.

In their third season under head coach Norries Wilson, the Lions compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 245 to 171. Mike Brune, Jordan Davis and Drew Quinn were the team captains.[1]

The Lions' 2–5 conference record placed them in a tie with Cornell for sixth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 172 to 122 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

  1. ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 219. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 43–44. Retrieved July 10, 2020.