The 2017 Columbia Lions football team represented Columbia University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by third-year head coach Al Bagnoli and played their home games at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium . They were a member of the Ivy League . They finished the season 8–2, 5–2 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for second place. They were the winningest Columbia Lions football team since 1996, and are often viewed as the team that changed the trajectory of the program. The team was led by the greatest defensive line in Columbia Lions history, which starred Dominic Perkaj. They averaged 6,672 fans per game.
The 2017 schedule consisted of five home and five away games. The Lions hosted Ivy League foes Penn , Harvard , and Brown , and traveled to Princeton , Dartmouth , Yale , and Cornell . Homecoming coincided with the game against Penn on October 14.
In 2017, Columbia's non-conference opponents were Wagner of the Northeast Conference , Georgetown of the Patriot League , and Marist of the Pioneer Football League .
Date Zeit Opponent Website TV Result Attendance September 16 1:00 p.m. Wagner * SNY W 17–143,828
September 23 1:00 p.m. Georgetown * Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY SNY W 35–144,101
September 30 12:30 p.m. at Princeton ELVN W 28–245,073
October 7 12:00 p.m. at Marist * W 41–172,396
October 14 1:30 p.m. Penn Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY ELVN W 34–31 OT 13,081
October 21 12:30 p.m. at Dartmouth ELVN W 22–175,237
October 28 1:00 p.m. at Yale SNY L 6–2315,422
November 4 1:00 p.m. Harvard Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY ELVN L 14–217,011
November 11 1:30 p.m. at Cornell SNY W 18–85,613
November 18 1:00 p.m. Brown Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY SNY W 24–65,341
*Non-conference game HomecomingAll times are in Eastern time
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Columbia vs. Princeton – Game summary
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3 4 Total
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7
7
7 7 28
Princeton
7
7
3 7 24
at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium • Princeton, NJ
Date : September 30Game time : 12:30 p.m.Game weather : 64 °F (18 °C); cloudy, windyGame attendance : 5,073Referee : S. CadoretteBox Score
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PRIN – Jesper Horsted, 9 yard pass from Chad Kanoff (Tavish Rice XP good), 11:42 (PRIN 7–0)
CLMB– R. Smith II, 46 yard pass from Anders Hill (Oren Milstein XP good), 6:29 (TIE 7–7)
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PRIN – Horsted, 12 yard pass from Kanoff (Rice XP good), 8:21 (PRIN 14–7)
CLMB– Tanner Thomas, 11 yard run (Milstein XP good), 3:16 (TIE 14–14)
Third Quarter
CLMB– Josh Bean, 2 yard run (Milstein XP good), 12:09 (CLMB 21–14)
PRIN – Rice, 26 yard field goal, 3:27 (CLMB 21–17)
Fourth Quarter
PRIN – S. Carlson, 27 yard pass from Kanoff, 2:48 (PRIN 24–21)
CLMB– Smith II, 63 yard pass from Hill (Milstein XP good), 1:12 (CLMB 28–24)
Columbia vs. Marist – Game summary
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21
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0 3 41
Marist
0
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10 7 17
at Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY
Date : October 7Game time : NoonGame weather : 75 °F (24 °C); mostly cloudyGame attendance : 2,396Referee : D. CarterBox Score
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PENN– Will Fischer-Colbrie 2 Yd Run (Jack Soslow Kick), 4:26 (PENN 7–0)
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PENN- Karekin Brooks 5 Yd Run (Jack Soslow Kick), 14:55 (PENN 14-0)
CLMB- Josh Bean 2 Yd Run (Oren Milstein Kick), 6:27 (PENN 14-7)
Third Quarter
PENN- Nick Miller 25 Yd Interception Return (Jack Soslow Kick), 11:09 (PENN 21-7)
Fourth Quarter
CLMB- Josh Bean 1 Yd Run (Oren Milstein Kick), 10:55 (PENN 21-14)
CLMB- Josh Wainwright 59 Yd pass from Anders Hill (Oren Milstein Kick), 8:35 (TIE 21-21)
CLMB- Rory Schlageter 7 Yd pass from Anders Hill (Oren Milstein Kick), 4:11 (CLMB 28-21)
PENN- Justin Watson 17 Yd pass from Will Fischer-Colbrie (Jack Soslow Kick), 1:21 (TIE 28-28)
Overtime
PENN- Jack Soslow 41 Yd Field Goal (PENN 31-28)
CLMB- Josh Wainwright 24 Yd pass from Anders Hill (CLMB 34-31)
Columbia vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
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Columbia
3
13
6 0 22
Dartmouth
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7 10 17
at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH
Date : October 21Game time : 12:30 p.m.Game weather : 66 °F (19 °C); sunny and warmGame attendance : 5,237Referee : H. JohnsBox Score
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Columbia vs. Yale – Game summary
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0
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6 0 6
Yale
13
0
3 7 23
at Yale Bowl
Date : October 28Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game weather : 66 °F (19 °C); mostly sunnyGame attendance : 15,422Referee : J. PumphreyBox Score
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Columbia vs. Cornell – Game summary
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3
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5 7 18
Cornell
0
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0 8 8
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
Date : November 11Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : 34 °F (1 °C); clear and sunnyGame attendance : 5,613Referee : H. JohnsBox Score
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COL – Oren Milstein, 26 yard field goal, 5:05 (COL 3–0)
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COL – Milstein, 33 yard field goal, 0:22 (COL 6–0)
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COL – safety (Connor Heeb), 9:04 (COL 8–0)
COL – Milstein, 28 yard field goal, 2:23 (COL 11–0)
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COL – Chris Schroer, 2 yard run (Milstein XP good), 3:28 (COL 18–0)
COR – Josh Sweet, 7 yard run (2-pt conversion good), 1:09 (COL 18–8)
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