In their ninth season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 4–6 record and were outscored 259 to 141.
Jay DuPertuis and Matt Kuhn were the team captains.
[1] The Lions' 3–4 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings.
[2] Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.
^ a: In January 1998, Penn agreed to forfeit its Ivy League wins from 1997 after star defensive tackle Mitch Marrow was declared ineligible as a part-time student.