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2016 Columbia Lions football
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
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

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.^[1]

Schedule edit

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

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

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

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

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

^ "2016 Football Schedule Released". Columbia University Athletics. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
^ "Columbia Lions Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
^ "2016 Football Schedule". The Trustees of Columbia University. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
^ "Columbia Football 2023 Football Record Book" (PDF). The Trustees of Columbia University. p. 185. Retrieved January 19, 2024.