1997-98 Columbia Lions — schedule and results

The 1997-98 Columbia Lions went 11-15 (6-8 in the Ivy) under head coach Armond Hill. Simple Rating System: -13.46.

Game-by-game results (26 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1997-11-19vs Lafayette LeopardsL 55–60
1997-11-22vs Holy Cross CrusadersW 76–64
1997-11-25at Rutgers Scarlet KnightsL 46–65
1997-11-29at st francis nyL 53–79
1997-12-01vs DrewW 67–63
1997-12-05neutral Eastern Washington EaglesL 59–68
1997-12-06neutral Troy TrojansW 57–53
1997-12-09at Mount St. Mary's MountaineersL 42–69
1997-12-28neutral Central Connecticut Blue DevilsL 47–67
1997-12-29at Charleston CougarsL 55–77
1998-01-03vs Lehigh Mountain HawksW 67–55
1998-01-09vs Harvard CrimsonL 61–66
1998-01-10vs Dartmouth Big GreenW 55–53
1998-01-17vs Cornell Big RedL 50–53
1998-01-19at Army Black KnightsW 71–69
1998-01-24at Cornell Big RedL 53–63
1998-01-30at Pennsylvania QuakersL 63–70
1998-01-31at Princeton TigersL 45–58
1998-02-06vs Yale BulldogsW 54–52
1998-02-07vs Brown BearsL 56–59
1998-02-13at Dartmouth Big GreenW 62–56
1998-02-14at Harvard CrimsonW 78–66
1998-02-20at Brown BearsW 54–52
1998-02-21at Yale BulldogsW 71–57
1998-02-27vs Princeton TigersL 37–51
1998-02-28vs Pennsylvania QuakersL 53–71

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