1889 Columbia Lions football team

1889 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Independent
1889 record	2–7–2
Head coach	No coach
Captain	J.M. Hewlett
Seasons « 1888 1890 »

1889 college football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton			–					10	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					15	–	1	–	0
Georgetown			–					5	–	1	–	0
Harvard			–					9	–	2	–	0
Virginia			–					4	–	2	–	0
USC			–					2	–	0	–	0
Notre Dame			–					1	–	0	–	0
North Carolina			–					1	–	1	–	0
Washington			–					0	–	1	–	0
Michigan			–					1	–	2	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	7	–	2

The 1889 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The team compiled a 2–7–2 record and was outscored by a total of 298 to 54. The team had no coach. J.M. Hewlett was the team captain.

The team played its home games at the Brotherhood Base Ball Park in New York City.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 5	vs. Crescent Athletic Club	Staten Island	L 0–30
October 9	Lafayette	Berkeley Oval New York, NY	T 10–10
October 12	Trinity (Conn.)		L 4–24
October 26	Yale	Berkeley Oval New York, NY	L 0–62
November 2	at Lehigh	Bethlehem, PA	L 6–51
November 5	Princeton	Berkeley Oval New York, NY	L 0–71
November 9	Penn	Berkeley Oval New York, NY	L 0–24
November 14	at Stevens	Hoboken, NJ	W 12–6
November 20	Manhattan Athletic Club	Berkeley Oval New York, NY	W 22–0
November 23	Amherst	Berkeley Oval New York, NY	T 0–0
November 26	Cornell	Berkeley Oval New York, NY	L 0–20