1987 Columbia Lions football team

Amid a record-setting loss streak, Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.

In their second season under head coach Larry McElreavy, the Lions compiled an 0–10 record and were outscored 311 to 104.

[1] The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings.

The team would later set a Division I record for consecutive games without a win, 47.

Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.