2006 Columbia Lions football team

2006 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–5 (2–5 Ivy League)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorVinny Marino (1st season)
Captains
  • Matt Barsamian
  • Adam Brekke
  • Uche Osadebe
Home stadiumWien Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Princeton +   6 1     9 1  
No. 25 Yale +   6 1     8 2  
Harvard   4 3     7 3  
Penn   3 4     5 5  
Cornell   3 4     5 5  
Dartmouth   2 5     2 8  
Columbia   2 5     5 5  
Brown   2 5     3 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Columbia tied for last in the Ivy League.

In their first season under head coach Norries Wilson, the Lions compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored 163 to 150. Matt Barsamian, Adam Brekke and Uche Osadebe were the team captains.[1]

The Lions' 2–5 conference record placed them in a three-way tie for sixth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 135 to 66 by Ivy opponents.[2]

Columbia played its homes games 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. p. 42. Retrieved July 10, 2020.