2025 Columbia Lions football team

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2025 Columbia Lions football
Columbia Lions wordmark.svg
Conference Ivy League
Record0–0 (0–0 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSeitu Smith (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJustin Stovall (4th season)
Home stadium Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Brown  0 0   0 0  
Columbia  0 0   0 0  
Cornell  0 0   0 0  
Dartmouth  0 0   0 0  
Harvard  0 0   0 0  
Penn  0 0   0 0  
Princeton  0 0   0 0  
Yale  0 0   0 0  
As of August 12, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Columbia Lions football team represented Columbia University as a member of the Ivy League during 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by second-year head coach Jon Poppe [1] and played home games at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason poll

On August 4, Ivy League announced the preseason poll. Lions were selected to finish in the fourth position. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
September 196:00 p.m.at Lafayette * ESPN+
September 2712:00 p.m. Georgetown *ESPN+
October 37:30 p.m.at Princeton ESPNU
October 1112:00 p.m. Lehigh *
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
ESPN+
October 181:30 p.m. Penn Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
ESPN+
October 246:00 p.m.at Dartmouth ESPNU
November 112:00 p.m.at Yale ESPN+
November 77:00 p.m. Harvard
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
ESPNU
November 1512:00 p.m. Brown
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
ESPN+
November 22TBAat Cornell ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3] [4]

Game summaries

at Lafayette

Columbia Lions at Lafayette Leopards – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Lions0
Leopards0

at Fisher Stadium, Easton, PA

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsCOLULAF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ColumbiaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
LafayettePassing
Rushing
Receiving

Georgetown

Georgetown Hoyas at Columbia Lions – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Hoyas0
Lions0

at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsGTWNCOLU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
GeorgetownPassing
Rushing
Receiving
ColumbiaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Princeton

Columbia Lions at Princeton Tigers – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Lions0
Tigers0

at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, NJ

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EDT
  • TV: ESPNU
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsCOLUPRIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ColumbiaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
PrincetonPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Lehigh

Lehigh Mountain Hawks at Columbia Lions – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Mountain Hawks0
Lions0

at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsLEHCOLU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LehighPassing
Rushing
Receiving
ColumbiaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Penn

Penn Quakers at Columbia Lions – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Quakers0
Lions0

at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsPENNCOLU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PennPassing
Rushing
Receiving
ColumbiaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Dartmouth

Columbia Lions at Dartmouth Big Green – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Lions0
Big Green0

at Memorial Field, Hanover, NH

  • Date: October 24
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • TV: ESPNU
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsCOLUDART
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ColumbiaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
DartmouthPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Yale

Columbia Lions at Yale Bulldogs – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Lions0
Bulldogs0

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsCOLUYALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ColumbiaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
YalePassing
Rushing
Receiving

Harvard

Harvard Crimson at Columbia Lions – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Crimson0
Lions0

at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY

  • Date: November 7
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • TV: ESPNU
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsHARVCOLU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
HarvardPassing
Rushing
Receiving
ColumbiaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Brown

Brown Bears at Columbia Lions – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Bears0
Lions0

at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsBRWNCOLU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving
ColumbiaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Cornell (rivalry)

Columbia Lions at Cornell Big Red – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Lions0
Big Red0

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsCOLUCOR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ColumbiaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. "Football Coaches". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  2. "Harvard Voted Preseason Ivy Football Favorite". ivyleague.com. Princeton, New Jersey: Ivy League. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  3. "2025 Football Schedule". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  4. "2025 Columbia Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 17, 2025.