2025 Columbia Lions football team

2025 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	1–1 (0–0 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 →

2025 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Harvard		1	–	0					2	–	0
Yale		1	–	0					2	–	0
Dartmouth		0	–	0					2	–	0
Columbia		0	–	0					1	–	1
Penn		0	–	0					1	–	1
Princeton		0	–	0					1	–	1
Brown		0	–	1					1	–	1
Cornell		0	–	1					0	–	2
As of September 28, 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.

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
October 11	12:00 p.m.	Lehigh *	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPN+
October 18	1:30 p.m.	Penn	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPN+
October 24	6:00 p.m.	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	ESPNU
November 1	12:00 p.m.	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+
November 7	7:00 p.m.	Harvard	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPNU
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 All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Lafayette

See also: 2025 Lafayette Leopards football team

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

See also: 2025 Georgetown Hoyas football team

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

Quarter	1	2	Total
Hoyas			0
Lions			0

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

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

See also: 2025 Princeton Tigers football team

Columbia Lions at Princeton Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lions			0
Tigers			0

at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, NJ

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

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

Lehigh

See also: 2025 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

Lehigh Mountain Hawks at Columbia Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Mountain Hawks			0
Lions			0

at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY

• Date: October 11
• Game time: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

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

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

Penn

See also: 2025 Penn Quakers football team

Penn Quakers at Columbia Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Quakers			0
Lions			0

at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY

• Date: October 18
• Game time: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

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

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

at Dartmouth

See also: 2025 Dartmouth Big Green football team

Columbia Lions at Dartmouth Big Green – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lions			0
Big Green			0

at Memorial Field, Hanover, NH

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

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

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

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

at Yale

See also: 2025 Yale Bulldogs football team

Columbia Lions at Yale Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lions			0
Bulldogs			0

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: November 1
• Game time: TBA
• 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

Harvard

See also: 2025 Harvard Crimson football team

Harvard Crimson at Columbia Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Crimson			0
Lions			0

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

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

See also: 2025 Brown Bears football team

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)

See also: 2025 Cornell Big Red football team and Columbia–Cornell football 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

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.