American college football season
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 [ edit ] 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 * 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
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Game summaries [ edit ] Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Georgetown [ edit ] Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Princeton [ edit ] Columbia vs. Princeton – Game summary
Period 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 30Game time : 12:30 p.m.Game weather : 64 °F (18 °C); cloudy, windyGame attendance : 5,073Referee : S. CadoretteBox 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)
Columbia vs. Marist – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Columbia 21 17 0 3 41 Marist 0 0 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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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 [ edit ] Columbia vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Columbia 3 13 6 0 22 Dartmouth 0 0 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
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Columbia 0 0 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
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Harvard [ edit ] Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Cornell [ edit ] Columbia vs. Cornell – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Columbia 3 3 5 7 18 Cornell 0 0 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
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)
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