The 2004 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia tied for last in the Ivy League.

In their second season under head coach Bob Shoop, the Lions compiled a 1–9 record and were outscored 265 to 140. Rashad Biggers, Chuck Britton, Jeff Otis and Michael Quarshie were the team captains. ^[1]

The Lions' 1–6 conference record tied for seventh place in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 171 to 99 by Ivy opponents. ^[2] Columbia's only win was against fellow cellar-dweller Dartmouth.

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Fordham*	Wien Stadium New York, NY ( Liberty Cup)	L 14–17	2,176	[3]
September 25	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 13–42	8,233	[4]
October 2	Princeton	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 26–27 OT	10,823	[5]
October 9	Lafayette*	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 14–35	1,318	[6]
October 16	at No. 25 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 3–14	13,422	[7]
October 23	Dartmouth	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 9–6	4,140	[8]
October 30	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 14–21	6,141	[9]
November 6	at No. 16 Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–38	10,046	[10]
November 13	Cornell	Wien Stadium New York, NY ( rivalry)	L 26–32	4,020	[11]
November 20	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 21–33	5,098	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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