Amid a record-setting loss streak, Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.
In their fifth and final season under head coach Bob Naso, the Lions compiled an 0–9 record and were outscored 282 to 117.
[1] The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings.
Columbia's last win before the streak was October 15, 1983, at Yale; its last tie was November 5, 1983, against Dartmouth.
The new stadium was built on the same site as the former Baker Field, which hosted Columbia football from 1923 to 1982.