| 2024Columbia Lions football | |
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The Lions beatCornell, 17–9 | |
Ivy League co-champion | |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 7–3 (5–2 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Seitu Smith (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Justin Stovall (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth + | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25Harvard + | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia + | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2024 Columbia Lions football team representedColumbia University as a member of theIvy League during2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by first-year head coachJon Poppe and played home games atRobert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. Columbia finished the season 7–3 (5–2 in the Ivy League), to win its first Ivy League title since1961.[1]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 18Lafayette* | ESPN+ | W 31–20 | 3,592 | |
| September 28 | 12:30 p.m. | atGeorgetown* |
| ESPN+ | L 17–20 | 3,359 |
| October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Princeton |
| ESPN+ | W 34–17 | 4,111 |
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | atWagner* | NEC Front Row | W 24–6 | 2,637 | |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | atPenn | ESPN+ | W 23–17 | 2,970 | |
| October 26 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 22Dartmouth![]() |
| ESPN+ | L 21–24 | 12,642 |
| November 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Yale |
| ESPNU | W 13–10 | 3,560 |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 24Harvard | ESPN+ | L 6–26 | 7,011 | |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | atBrown | ESPN+ | W 21–12 | 2,976 | |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Cornell |
| ESPN+ | W 17–9 | 4,224 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 18 Leopards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
atRobert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium,New York, NY
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| Statistics | LAF | COLU |
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| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Lafayette | Passing | ||
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| Columbia | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Lions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Hoyas | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
atCooper Field •Washington, DC
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| Statistics | COLU | GTWN |
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| First downs | 21 | 17 |
| Total yards | 378 | 345 |
| Rushing yards | 167 | 53 |
| Passing yards | 211 | 292 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15−30−3 | 25−33−0 |
| Time of possession | 31:40 | 28:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Columbia | Passing | Cole Freeman | 15/30, 211 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs |
| Rushing | Malcolm Terry II | 12 carries, 59 yards | |
| Receiving | Edan Stagg | 3 receptions, 62 yards, 1 TD | |
| Georgetown | Passing | Danny Lauter | 25/33, 292 yards, 2 TDs |
| Rushing | Bryce Cox | 11 carries, 36 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jimmy Kibble | 10 receptions, 164 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
atRobert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium,New York, NY
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| Statistics | PRIN | COLU |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Princeton | Passing | ||
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| Columbia | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
atWagner College Stadium,Staten Island, NY
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| Statistics | COLU | WAG |
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| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Columbia | Passing | ||
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| Wagner | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
atFranklin Field,Philadelphia, PA
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| Statistics | COLU | PENN |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Columbia | Passing | ||
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| Receiving | |||
| Penn | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 22 Big Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Statistics | DART | COLU |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Dartmouth | Passing | ||
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| Receiving | |||
| Columbia | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Statistics | YALE | COLU |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Yale | Passing | ||
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| Receiving | |||
| Columbia | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 24 Crimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
atHarvard Stadium,Boston, Massachusetts
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| Statistics | COLU | HARV |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Columbia | Passing | ||
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| Harvard | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Lions | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
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| Statistics | COLU | BRWN |
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| First downs | 19 | 21 |
| Total yards | 478 | 384 |
| Rushing yards | 163 | 94 |
| Passing yards | 315 | 290 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 28:32 | 31:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | Passing | Caleb Sanchez | 12/27, 241 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Joey Giorgi | 19 rushes, 107 yards | |
| Receiving | Bryson Canty | 6 receptions, 183 yards, 2 TD | |
| Brown | Passing | Jake Wilcox | 29/40, 242 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Jake Wilcox | 10 rushes, 47 yards | |
| Receiving | Mark Mahoney | 12 receptions, 120 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Cornell | Passing | ||
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| Columbia | Passing | ||
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