2012 Columbia Lions football team

2012 Columbia Lions football
Conference Ivy League
Record 3–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jaime Elizondo (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Kevin Lempa (1st season)
Home stadium Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
2012 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Penn $   6 – 1     6 – 4  
Harvard   5 – 2     8 – 2  
Brown   4 – 3     7 – 3  
Dartmouth   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Princeton   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Cornell   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Columbia   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Yale   1 – 6     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2012 Columbia Lions football team represented Columbia University as a member of Ivy League during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Pete Mangurian, the Lions compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Ivy League. The team played home games at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Manhattan. Columbia averaged 5,599 fans per game.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 15 12:30 p.m. Marist*
W 10–9 3,933
September 22 12:30 p.m. Fordham*
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY (Liberty Cup)
 L 13–20 4,318
September 29 12:30 p.m. Princeton
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
 L 6–33 4,469
October 6 12:30 p.m. at No. 11 Lehigh*
2 Sports L 14–35 5,025
October 13 1:00 p.m. at Penn
Penn Sports Network L 20–24 6,189
October 20 1:30 p.m. Dartmouthdagger
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
 L 16–21 11,127
October 27 12:30 p.m. Yale
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
 YES W 26–22 4,130
November 3 1:00 p.m. at Harvard
L 0–69 5,838
November 10 12:30 p.m. Cornell
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY (rivalry)
 W 34–17 5,620
November 17 12:30 p.m. at Brown
L 6–22 3,028