1976 Columbia Lions football team

The 1976 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Columbia tied for last place in the Ivy League.

1976 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Ed Backus
  • Dave McAvoy
Home stadiumBaker Field
1976 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale + 6 1 08 1 0
Brown + 6 1 08 1 0
Harvard 4 3 06 3 0
Dartmouth 4 3 06 3 0
Columbia 2 5 03 6 0
Penn 2 5 03 6 0
Princeton 2 5 02 7 0
Cornell 2 5 02 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions

In their third season under head coach Bill Campbell, the Lions compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 247 to 137. Ed Backus and Dave McAvoy were the team captains.

The Lions' 2–5 conference record placed them in a four-way tie for fifth place, at the bottom of the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 169 to 99 by Ivy opponents.

Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.

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