Amid a record-setting loss streak, Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.
In their first and only season under head coach Jim Garrett, the Lions compiled an 0–10 record and were outscored 333 to 75.
[1] The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings.
[3] At the end of 1985, the streak stood at 24 games without a win, and 21 straight losses.
Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.