Columbia may be on top of the Ivy League with a 4-0 record in conference play (6-10 over all) but the Lions face tough tests this weekend.

Lions do not generally avoid confrontation, but will usually face a challenger.

The Lions faced Danbury High School, which played in the state championship series last year, in the opening game this season.

Columbia (1-8, 1-5) drove 49 yards to the Cornell 19, where the Lions faced a fourth-and-5 play.

Non-conference play concludes to begin October as the Lions and Blazers face each other for the first time.

But after two consecutive passes by Bill fell incomplete and a quarterback draw gained just 2 yards, the Lions faced a fourth-and-8 from the 29.

Johnson and the Lions faced the Atlanta Falcons on the road on September 7, 2008, to begin the season.

But the Lions face much bigger problems than figuring out how to win in eastern Pennsylvania.

Against Michigan, the Lions were facing a considerably taller team.

Last time the Lions faced the Saints, red zone struggles doomed them, and Schwartz is well aware of that.