2025 Columbia Lions football team

2025 Columbia Lions football
2025 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	1–7 (0–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Jon Poppe (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Seitu Smith (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Justin Stovall (4th season)
Home stadium	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

Last updated November 09, 2025

2025 Ivy League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Harvard	5	–	0	8	–	0
Penn	3	–	1	5	–	2
Yale	3	–	1	5	–	2
Dartmouth	2	–	2	5	–	2
Cornell	2	–	2	3	–	4
Princeton	2	–	2	3	–	4
Brown	0	–	4	3	–	4
Columbia	0	–	5	1	–	7

As of November 8, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

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

Preseason

Preseason poll

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19	6:00 p.m.	at Lafayette *	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	ESPN+	L 14–38	4,206
September 27	12:00 p.m.	Georgetown *	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY (Lou Little Cup)	ESPN+	W 19–10	3,909
October 3	7:30 p.m.	at Princeton	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ESPNU	L 10–17	4,286
October 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 7 Lehigh *	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPN+	L 7–31	3,049
October 18	1:30 p.m.	Penn	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPN+	L 21–35	12,704
October 24	6:00 p.m.	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	ESPNU	L 3–49	3,471
November 1	12:00 p.m.	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	L 10–24	4,375
November 7	7:00 p.m.	No. 9 Harvard	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPNU	L 14–31	3,644
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Brown	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPN+
November 22	TBA	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Lafayette

Columbia Lions (0–0) at Lafayette Leopards (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lions			0
Leopards			0

at Fisher Stadium, Easton, PA

Date: September 19
Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Gary Laubach (play-by-play), Mike Joseph (analyst) and Megan Caffrey (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	COLU	LAF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Columbia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Lafayette	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Georgetown

Georgetown Hoyas (2–2) at Columbia Lions (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	3	7	0	10
Lions	7	9	0	3	19

at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY

Date: September 27
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Lance Medow (play-by-play) and Shawn Fitzgerald (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	GTWN	COLU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgetown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Columbia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Princeton

Columbia Lions (1–1) at Princeton Tigers (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	10	0	0	0	10
Tigers	0	7	0	10	17

at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, NJ

Date: October 3
Game time: 7:30 PM EDT
TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	COLU	PRIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Columbia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Princeton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 7 Lehigh

No. 7 Lehigh Mountain Hawks (6–0) at Columbia Lions (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Mountain Hawks	7	10	14	0	31
Lions	0	0	7	0	7

at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY

Date: October 11
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: E at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 3,049
Referee: Tom Zetts
TV announcers (ESPN+): Lance Medow (play-by-play), Shawn Fitzgerald (analyst) and C.J. Brown (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(8:02) LEH – Matt Machalik 4-yard run, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 5:38; Lehigh 7–0)

Second quarter

(12:27) LEH – Luke Yoder 7-yard run, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 2:21; Lehigh 14–0)
(0:48) LEH – Nick Garrido 38-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:59; Lehigh 17–0)

Third quarter

(13:24) LEH – Geoffrey Jamiel 63-yard pass from Hayden Johnson, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:29; Lehigh 24–0)
(7:50) LEH – Matt Machalik 2-yard run, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:17; Lehigh 31–0)
(7:00) COLU – Titus Evans 74-yard pass from Xander Menapace, Hugo Merry kick (Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:43; Lehigh 31–7)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics	LEH	COLU
First downs	18	9
Total yards	437	228
Rushing yards	193	39
Passing yards	244	189
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	37:27	22:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lehigh	Passing	Hayden Johnson	17/23, 240 yards, TD
	Rushing	Hayden Johnson	8 carries, 68 yards
	Receiving	Geoffrey Jamiel	9 receptions, 182 yards, TD
Columbia	Passing	Xander Menapace	11/21, 178 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Xander Menapace	10 carries, 23 yards
	Receiving	Titus Evans	6 receptions, 111 yards, TD

Penn

Penn Quakers (3–1) at Columbia Lions (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Quakers	0	14	14	7	35
Lions	7	7	7	0	21

at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY

Date: October 18
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: SW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Game attendance: 12,704
Referee: Justin Ackley
TV announcers (ESPN+): Lance Medow (play-by-play) and Shawn FitzGerald (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(0:48) COLU – Michael Walters 1-yard run, Hugo Merry kick (Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:39; Columbia 7–0)

Second quarter

(9:59) PENN – Jared Richardson 1-yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:37; Tied 7–7)
(5:51) COLU – Beckett Robinson 32-yard pass from Caleb Sanchez, Hugo Merry kick (Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:49; Columbia 14–7)
(1:17) PENN – Bisi Owens 7-yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:34; Tied 14–14)

Third quarter

(8:52) PENN – Liam O'Brien 18-yard run, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:08; Penn 21–14)
(3:48) COLU – Hutch Crow 2-yard pass from Caleb Sanchez, Hugo Merry kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:04; Tied 21–21)
(1:38) PENN – Jared Richardson 31-yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:10; Penn 28–21)

Fourth quarter

(10:18) PENN – Jared Richardson 76-yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 1 play, 76 yards, 0:14; Penn 35–21)

Statistics	PENN	COLU
First downs	25	20
Total yards	458	366
Rushing yards	186	55
Passing yards	272	311
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	31:20	28:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn	Passing	Liam O'Brien	17/26, 272 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Liam O'Brien	15 carries, 81 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jared Richardson	6 receptions, 157 yards, 3 TD
Columbia	Passing	Caleb Sanchez	27/47, 311 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Michael Walters	11 carries, 61 yards, TD
	Receiving	Titus Evans	7 receptions, 75 yards

at Dartmouth

Columbia Lions (1–4) at Dartmouth Big Green (4–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	3	3
Big Green	21	14	14	0	49

at Memorial Field, Hanover, NH

Date: October 24
Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: NW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 3,471
Referee: Alex Parrella
TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(11:32) DART – Tyson Grimm 75-yard interception, Owen Zalc kick (Dartmouth 7–0)
(6:51) DART – Grayson Saunier 24-yard run, Owen Zalc kick (Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:18; Dartmouth 14–0)
(2:56) DART – No'Koi Maddox 19-yard punt return, Owen Zalc kick (Dartmouth 21–0)

Second quarter

(5:45) DART – Grayson Saunier 13-yard run, Owen Zalc kick (Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:50; Dartmouth 28–0)
(0:11) DART – Grayson Saunier 1-yard run, Owen Zalc kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:58; Dartmouth 35–0)

Third quarter

(12:19) DART – Chris Corbo 35-yard pass from Grayson Saunier, Owen Zalc kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:41; Dartmouth 42–0)
(0:06) DART – Desmin Jackson 2-yard run, Owen Zalc kick (Drive: 16 plays, 69 yards, 10:04; Dartmouth 49–0)

Fourth quarter

(5:13) COLU – Hugo Merry 26-yard field goal (Drive: 17 plays, 72 yards, 8:05; Dartmouth 49–7)

Statistics	COLU	DART
First downs	17	18
Total yards	271	358
Rushing yards	156	192
Passing yards	115	166
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	31:03	28:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Columbia	Passing	Caleb Sanchez	10/25, 105 yards, INT
	Rushing	Michael Walters	19 carries, 82 yards
	Receiving	Titus Evans	2 receptions, 32 yards
Dartmouth	Passing	Grayson Saunier	12/13, 162 yards, TD
	Rushing	D. J. Crowther	18 carries, 103 yards
	Receiving	Nick Lemon	3 receptions, 61 yards

at Yale

Columbia Lions (1–5) at Yale Bulldogs (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lions			0
Bulldogs			0

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

Date: November 1
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	COLU	YALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Columbia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 9 Harvard

No. 9 Harvard Crimson (7–0) at Columbia Lions (1–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
No. 9 Crimson			0
Lions			0

at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY

Date: November 7
Game time: 7:00 PM EST
TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	HARV	COLU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Harvard	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Columbia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Brown

Brown Bears at Columbia Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Lions			0

at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY

Date: November 15
Game time: TBA
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	BRWN	COLU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Columbia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Cornell (rivalry)

Columbia Lions at Cornell Big Red – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lions			0
Big Red			0

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

Date: November 22
Game time: TBA
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	COLU	COR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Columbia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cornell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

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

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[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.

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2025 Columbia Lions football team

Contents

Preseason

Preseason poll

Schedule

Game summaries

at Lafayette

Georgetown

at Princeton

No. 7 Lehigh

Penn

at Dartmouth

at Yale

No. 9 Harvard

Brown

at Cornell (rivalry)

References