Columbia Lions · Next-Season Outcome Band
Fanbase Health Index · Columbia Lions · medium confidence
FCS Program Prestige · Columbia Lions1933 Rose Bowl
Columbia defeats Stanford 7–0 in the Rose Bowl; the program's only national championship
Columbia Lions2-8Hope-Doping·Offseason
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 champio…
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 Ivy…
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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.
The Lions rest in the shade.
Columbia Lions · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 0-12
Base 2-10
Ceiling 5-7
floor0-12Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
base2-10Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
ceiling5-7Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cold
One of five. The film room is busy this week.
Streak W1Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 2-8
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Columbia Lions
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The Lions rest in the shade.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
Kickoff
Season opener in 16 days
kickoff
"Go Lions."
— Columbia Lions fanbase · recurring line
12 mentions · awaiting signal
Fanbase Health Index · Columbia Lions · medium confidence
Stable (46)
DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 2-8 (20% win rate)41
Volume — 12 effective signal-N52
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Columbia Lions · 2025 schedule & results2-8Hard slateAverage opponent win rate 61% · 0 AP top-25 opponents on the schedule.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sep 19 | — | #185 | +3.5 | @Lafayette | L 14–38 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #236 | #239 | -11.5 | Georgetown | W 19–10 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Oct 3 | #235 | #217 | +3.5 | @Princeton | L 10–17 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #236 | #143 | +12.5 | Lehigh | L 7–31 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #237 | #213 | +7.5 | Pennsylvania | L 21–35 | 1-4 | 0-2 |
| 9 | Oct 24 | #237 | #184 | +12.5 | @Dartmouth | L 3–49 | 1-5 | 0-3 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #244 | #177 | +21.5 | @Yale | L 10–24 | 1-6 | 0-4 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #241 | #126 | +29.5 | Harvard | L 14–31 | 1-7 | 0-5 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #242 | #228 | +2.5 | Brown | L 29–32 | 1-8 | 0-6 |
| 13 | Nov 22 | #239 | #212 | +9.5 | @Cornell | W 29–12 | 2-8 | 1-6 |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22 | @Cornell | W 29–12 | — | — | — | +0.184 | 45.5% | 124.4% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Nov 15 | Brown | L 29–32 | — | — | — | +0.163 | 48.6% | 95.9% | Best success rate |
| Nov 8 | Harvard | L 14–31 | — | — | — | -0.048 | 32.1% | 123.2% | Defense's roughest night |
| Nov 1 | @Yale | L 10–24 | — | — | — | +0.027 | 25.4% | 177.3% | Most explosive |
| Oct 24 | @Dartmouth | L 3–49 | — | — | — | -0.210 | 37.0% | 84.5% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Oct 18 | Pennsylvania | L 21–35 | — | — | — | +0.056 | 39.2% | 137.0% | |
| Oct 11 | Lehigh | L 7–31 | — | — | — | -0.091 | 25.5% | 164.5% | |
| Oct 3 | @Princeton | L 10–17 | — | — | — | +0.061 | 42.6% | 82.0% | One-score loss |
| Sep 27 | Georgetown | W 19–10 | — | — | — | +0.053 | 40.0% | 113.4% | Best defensive stand |
| Sep 19 | @Lafayette | L 14–38 | — | — | — | +0.059 | 40.9% | 96.1% | |
| Season average (10 games) | — | — | +0.025 | 37.7% | 119.8% | ||||
Schedule mirage
How much of Columbia Lions's number is the schedule?
Raw EPA/play through week 21 is 0.03; 22nd percentile once opponent strength is stripped out, it's 0.00. The widest gap came in week 5: 0.06 raw vs. 0.00 adjusted.
Home-Field Advantage · Columbia Lions · 2018-present
Above-Average
51% home win rate vs 45% on the road. margin runs +3.5 better at home. Lawrence A. Wien Stadium seats 17,000, averaging 32% full (5,455 attendance, 10 games reported).
Home18-17Away16-19
Venue texture
61°F average kickoff temp; 16% of games had measurable precipitation; 7 mph average wind.
Based on 25 home games with weather data.
FCS Program Prestige · Columbia Lions
Power Program
All-Time Record
356-532-36
since 1870 · 111 seasons · .385 win rate
HOME
262-256-13
AWAY
90-264-23
NEUTRAL
4-12
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Ivy Standing · 2025
8th in the Ivy
Columbia Lions is 8th of 8 in the Ivy at 1-6. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard | 6-1 |
| 2 | Yale | 6-1 |
| 3 | Dartmouth | 4-3 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 4-3 |
| 5 | Cornell | 3-4 |
| 6 | Brown | 2-5 |
| 7 | Princeton | 2-5 |
| 8 | Columbia | 1-6 |
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
1988
The 44-game losing streak
Columbia's historic losing streak (1983–1988) becomes the worst in sports history — ESPN ranks it #4 worst ever
Wound
2024 Ivy Championship
Columbia wins a shared Ivy League championship under Jon Poppe — redemption 36 years after the streak
Moment of the Year · Columbia Lions · 2025
Moment of the Year · Columbia Lions · 2025Won 29-12 at Cornell
Week 13 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
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