1987-88 Columbia Lions — schedule and results

The 1987-88 Columbia Lions went 6-20 (2-12 in the Ivy) under head coach Wally Halas. Simple Rating System: -16.33.

Game-by-game results (24 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1987-11-27at Virginia CavaliersL 58–83
1987-11-28neutral The Citadel BulldogsL 56–70
1987-12-01at Manhattan JaspersL 80–84
1987-12-08vs Lafayette LeopardsW 64–63
1987-12-11vs Delaware Blue HensL 53–63
1987-12-27neutral Wyoming CowboysL 56–92
1987-12-28neutral Detroit Mercy TitansW 80–65
1988-01-02at Nebraska CornhuskersL 62–77
1988-01-05vs Lehigh Mountain HawksL 65–77
1988-01-15vs Harvard CrimsonL 56–64
1988-01-16vs Dartmouth Big GreenL 73–85
1988-01-23at Cornell Big RedL 60–73
1988-01-26at Fordham RamsL 58–70
1988-01-30vs Cornell Big RedL 46–68
1988-02-05vs Pennsylvania QuakersL 51–56
1988-02-06vs Princeton TigersL 47–69
1988-02-12at Yale BulldogsL 56–59
1988-02-13at Brown BearsW 87–84
1988-02-19at Dartmouth Big GreenL 74–79
1988-02-20at Harvard CrimsonL 65–66
1988-02-26vs Brown BearsW 85–80
1988-02-27vs Yale BulldogsL 67–78
1988-03-04at Princeton TigersL 52–73
1988-03-05at Pennsylvania QuakersL 55–82

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