Columbia Lions

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Ivy · Lawrence A. Wien Stadium · 17,000 · 3,728 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Georgetown · our model 56% Columbia Lions · a number, not a pick

LastW 40–34 vs Lafayette · Sat Sep 19 · Bryce Coleman 127 rec yds, 2 TD

Nextat Georgetown · Sat Sep 26 · 12:30 pm ET · Cooper Field · series 8-4

Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3

Columbia Lions · 2026 schedule & results1-0
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
3Sep 19#246#224-3LafayetteW 40–341-00-0
4Sep 26#244#257@Georgetown
5Oct 3#243#245Princeton
6Oct 9@Marist
7Oct 16@Pennsylvania
8Oct 24Dartmouth
9Oct 31Yale
10Nov 7@Harvard
11Nov 14@Brown
12Nov 21Cornell

Game Week

4d 16h

until kickoff · at Georgetown · Sat Sep 26 · 12:30 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Columbia football survived the worst losing streak in sports history (44 games, 1983–1988), stayed true to Ivy principles, and just won a shared national championship in 2024 — the ultimate redemption story.

Standard GapOne of the oldest programs in American football, a 1933 national…

Fans here believe columbia doesn't have a chip against anyone. The Lions' rival is their own history. Every win is a repudiation of the 44-game streak, not a grudge against another program. Every…

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2025 · 2-8 · last season

Game feel44rock fightscombined pts / game8th highest-scoring of 8 in the Ivy
Heart rate0-2rarely closein one-score games (2 of 10)7th most one-score games of 8 in the Ivy
Margin-12.3outgunnedavg scoring margin8th best margin of 8 in the Ivy
Big plays1.20grind it outexplosiveness (IsoPPP)7th most explosive of 8 in the Ivy
Home crowd5,286avg attendance4th biggest crowds of 8 in the Ivy

✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among Ivy teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Columbia Lions has won two of its last five.

Cooling. 3-7 over the last 10, and won the last two.

Streak W2Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 3-7
The forecast

Next Sep 26

vs Georgetown · away

Outcome band · Columbia Lions · 2026

Columbia Lions' most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.

Floor0-12Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base1-11Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling4-8Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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The experience

Columbia football survived the worst losing streak in sports history (44 games, 1983–1988), stayed true to Ivy principles, and just won a shared national championship in 2024 — the ultimate redemption story.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Lions.”
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