2017 Columbia Lions football team

2017 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	8–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Al Bagnoli (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Fabish (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Paul Ferraro (3rd season)
Home stadium	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
Seasons ←  2016 2018  →

2017 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 24 Yale $		6	–	1					9	–	1
Columbia		5	–	2					8	–	2
Dartmouth		5	–	2					8	–	2
Penn		4	–	3					6	–	4
Harvard		3	–	4					5	–	5
Cornell		3	–	4					3	–	7
Princeton		2	–	5					5	–	5
Brown		0	–	7					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Schedule

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	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16	1:00 p.m.	Wagner *	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	SNY	W 17–14	3,828
September 23	1:00 p.m.	Georgetown *	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	SNY	W 35–14	4,101
September 30	12:30 p.m.	at Princeton	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ELVN	W 28–24	5,073
October 7	12:00 p.m.	at Marist *	Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY		W 41–17	2,396
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	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	ELVN	W 22–17	5,237
October 28	1:00 p.m.	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	SNY	L 6–23	15,422
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Harvard	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	ELVN	L 14–21	7,011
November 11	1:30 p.m.	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	SNY	W 18–8	5,613
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Brown	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	SNY	W 24–6	5,341
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Wagner

See also: 2017 Wagner Seahawks football team

Wagner vs. Columbia – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wagner	0	0	7	7	14
Columbia	0	14	0	3	17

at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium • New York City, NY

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); hazy, humid
• Game attendance: 3,828
• Referee: E. Lewis
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Georgetown

See also: 2017 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Georgetown vs. Columbia – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgetown	0	0	0	14	14
Columbia	0	21	0	14	35

at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium • New York City, NY

• Date: September 23
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); clear skies, sunny
• Game attendance: 4,101
• Referee: M. Sechrist
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Princeton

See also: 2017 Princeton Tigers football team

Columbia vs. Princeton – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Columbia	7	7	7	7	28
Princeton	7	7	3	7	24

at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium • Princeton, NJ

• Date: September 30
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); cloudy, windy
• Game attendance: 5,073
• Referee: S. Cadorette
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter 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) Second Quarter 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)

Marist

See also: 2017 Marist Red Foxes football team

Columbia vs. Marist – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Columbia	21	17	0	3	41
Marist	0	0	10	7	17

at Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY

• Date: October 7
• Game time: Noon
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 2,396
• Referee: D. Carter
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Penn

See also: 2017 Penn Quakers football team

Penn vs. Columbia – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Penn	7	7	7	7	3	31
Columbia	0	7	0	21	6	34

at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium • New York City, NY

• Date: October 14
• Game time: 1:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); mix of sun and clouds
• Game attendance: 13,081
• Referee: M. Sechrist
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter PENN– Will Fischer-Colbrie 2 Yd Run (Jack Soslow Kick), 4:26 (PENN 7–0) Second Quarter 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)

Dartmouth

See also: 2017 Dartmouth Big Green football team

Columbia vs. Dartmouth – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Columbia	3	13	6	0	22
Dartmouth	0	0	7	10	17

at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH

• Date: October 21
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); sunny and warm
• Game attendance: 5,237
• Referee: H. Johns
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Yale

See also: 2017 Yale Bulldogs football team

Columbia vs. Yale – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Columbia	0	0	6	0	6
Yale	13	0	3	7	23

at Yale Bowl

• Date: October 28
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); mostly sunny
• Game attendance: 15,422
• Referee: J. Pumphrey
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Harvard

See also: 2017 Harvard Crimson football team

Harvard vs. Columbia – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Harvard	0	14	7	0	21
Columbia	7	0	0	7	14

at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium • New York City, NY

• Date: November 4
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); mix of clouds and sun
• Game attendance: 7,011
• Referee: K. Hudson
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Cornell

See also: 2017 Cornell Big Red football team and Columbia–Cornell football rivalry

Columbia vs. Cornell – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Columbia	3	3	5	7	18
Cornell	0	0	0	8	8

at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY

• Date: November 11
• Game time: 1:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C); clear and sunny
• Game attendance: 5,613
• Referee: H. Johns
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter COL – Oren Milstein, 26 yard field goal, 5:05 (COL 3–0) Second quarter COL – Milstein, 33 yard field goal, 0:22 (COL 6–0) Third quarter COL – safety (Connor Heeb), 9:04 (COL 8–0) COL – Milstein, 28 yard field goal, 2:23 (COL 11–0) Fourth quarter 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)

Brown

See also: 2017 Brown Bears football team

Brown vs. Columbia – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Brown	0	0	6	0	6
Columbia	7	7	3	7	24

at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium • New York City, NY

• Date: November 18
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C); overcast
• Game attendance: 5,341
• Referee: T. Kichline
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

References

1. "Columbia Lions Schedule 2017". ESPN . Retrieved January 19, 2024.
2. "2017 Football Schedule". The Trustees of Columbia University. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
3. "Columbia Football 2023 Football Record Book" (PDF). The Trustees of Columbia University. p. 185. Retrieved January 19, 2024.