The 1996 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
Columbia finished second in the Ivy League.
In their eighth season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 8–2 record and outscored opponents 181 to 159.
Ryan Gabriele, Randy Murff, Marcellus Wiley and Rory Wilfork were the team captains.
[2] Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.