Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, where the Columbia Lions have played their home games from 1923 to 1982 and since 1984.

This is a list of seasons completed by the Columbia Lions football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Since the team's 1870 creation, Columbia has played more than 1,100 football games, with an all-time record of 412–697–43.[1] Columbia originally competed as a football independent[2] before joining the Ivy League as a founding member in 1956.

Seasons

Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Independent (1870–1891)
1870 No coach 0–1
1871 No team
1872 No coach 1–2–1
1873 No coach 2–1
1874 No coach 1–5
1875 No coach 4–1–1
1876 No coach 1–3
1877 No coach 2–3
1878 No coach 0–0–1
1879 No coach 0–3–2
1880 No coach 1–2
1881 No coach 3–3–1
1882 No coach 0–5
1883 No coach 1–3
1884 No coach 1–1
1885–88 No team
1889 No coach 2–7–2
1890 No coach 1–6–1
1891 No coach 1–5
1892–98 No team
George Sanford (Independent) (1899–1901)
1899 George Sanford 9–3
1900 George Sanford 7–3–1
1901 George Sanford 8–5
Bill Morley (Independent) (1902–1905)
1902 Bill Morley 6–4–1
1903 Bill Morley 9–1
1904 Bill Morley 7–3
1905 Bill Morley 4–3–2
1906–14 No team
T. Nelson Metcalf (Independent) (1915–1917)
1915 T. Nelson Metcalf 5–0
1916 T. Nelson Metcalf 1–5–2
1917 T. Nelson Metcalf 2–4
Fred Dawson (Independent) (1918–1919)
1918 Fred Dawson 5–1
1919 Fred Dawson 2–4–3
Frank O’Neill (Independent) (1920–1922)
1920 Frank O’Neill 4–4
1921 Frank O’Neill 2–6
1922 Frank O’Neill 5–4
Percy Haughton (Independent) (1923–1924)
1923 Percy Haughton 4–4–1
1924 Haughton & Withington 5–3–1
Charles F. Crowley (Independent) (1925–1929)
1925 Charles F. Crowley 6–3–1
1926 Charles F. Crowley 6–3
1927 Charles F. Crowley 5–2–2
1928 Charles F. Crowley 5–3–1
1929 Charles F. Crowley 4–5
Lou Little (Independent) (1930–1955)
1930 Lou Little 5–4
1931 Lou Little 7–1–1
1932 Lou Little 7–1–1
1933 Lou Little 8–1 W Rose
1934 Lou Little 7–1
1935 Lou Little 4–4–1
1936 Lou Little 5–3
1937 Lou Little 2–5–2
1938 Lou Little 3–6
1939 Lou Little 2–4–2
1940 Lou Little 5–2–2
1941 Lou Little 3–5
1942 Lou Little 3–6
1943 Lou Little 0–8
1944 Lou Little 2–6
1945 Lou Little 8–1 20
1946 Lou Little 6–3
1947 Lou Little 7–2 20
1948 Lou Little 4–5
1949 Lou Little 2–7
1950 Lou Little 4–5
1951 Lou Little 5–3
1952 Lou Little 2–6–1
1953 Lou Little 4–5
1954 Lou Little 1–8
1955 Lou Little 1–8
Lou Little (Ivy League) (1956)
1956 Lou Little 3–6 2–5 T–6th
Aldo Donelli (Ivy League) (1957–1967)
1957 Aldo Donelli 1–8 1–6 8th
1958 Aldo Donelli 1–8 1–6 7th
1959 Aldo Donelli 2–7 1–6 8th
1960 Aldo Donelli 3–6 3–4 5th
1961 Aldo Donelli 6–3 6–1 T–1st
1962 Aldo Donelli 5–4 4–3 T–3rd
1963 Aldo Donelli 4–4–1 2–4–1 6th
1964 Aldo Donelli 2–6–1 1–5–1 7th
1965 Aldo Donelli 2–7 1–6 T–7th
1966 Aldo Donelli 2–7 2–5 6th
1967 Aldo Donelli 2–7 0–7 8th
Frank Navarro (Ivy League) (1968–1973)
1968 Frank Navarro 2–7 2–5 6th
1969 Frank Navarro 1–8 1–6 T–7th
1970 Frank Navarro 3–6 1–6 T–7th
1971 Frank Navarro 6–3 5–2 3rd
1972 Frank Navarro 3–5–1 2–4–1 T–6th
1973 Frank Navarro 1–7–1 1–6 7th
William V. Campbell (Ivy League) (1974–1979)
1974 William V. Campbell 1–8 0–7 8th
1975 William V. Campbell 2–7 2–5 T–6th
1976 William V. Campbell 3–6 2–5 T–5th
1977 William V. Campbell 2–7 1–6 T–7th
1978 William V. Campbell 3–5–1 2–4–1 T–5th
1979 William V. Campbell 1–8 1–6 7th
Bob Naso (Ivy League) (1980–1984)
1980 Bob Naso 1–9 0–7 8th
1981 Bob Naso 1–9 1–6 T–7th
1982 Bob Naso 1–9 1–6 8th
1983 Bob Naso 1–7–2 1–5–1 7th
1984 Bob Naso 0–9 0–7 8th
James W. Garrett (Ivy League) (1985)
1985 James W. Garrett 0–10 0–7 8th
Larry McElreavy (Ivy League) (1986–1988)
1986 Larry McElreavy 0–10 0–7 8th
1987 Larry McElreavy 0–10 0–7 8th
1988 Larry McElreavy 2–8 2–5 T–6th
Ray Tellier (Ivy League) (1989–2002)
1989 Ray Tellier 1–9 1–6 8th
1990 Ray Tellier 1–9 1–6 8th
1991 Ray Tellier 1–9 1–6 T–7th
1992 Ray Tellier 3–7 2–5 T–6th
1993 Ray Tellier 2–8 1–6 T–7th
1994 Ray Tellier 5–4–1 3–4 T–4th
1995 Ray Tellier 3–6–1 3–4 5th
1996 Ray Tellier 8–2 5–2 2nd
1997 Ray Tellier 3–7[n 1] 2–5[n 1] T–6th
1998 Ray Tellier 4–6 3–4 T–5th
1999 Ray Tellier 3–7 1–6 T–7th
2000 Ray Tellier 3–7 1–6 T–6th
2001 Ray Tellier 3–7 3–4 T–4th
2002 Ray Tellier 1–9 0–7 8th
Bob Shoop (Ivy League) (2003–2005)
2003 Bob Shoop 4–6 3–4 6th
2004 Bob Shoop 1–9 1–6 T–7th
2005 Bob Shoop 2–8 0–7 8th
Norries Wilson (Ivy League) (2006–2011)
2006 Norries Wilson 5–5 2–5 T–6th
2007 Norries Wilson 1–9 0–7 8th
2008 Norries Wilson 2–8 2–5 T–6th
2009 Norries Wilson 4–6 3–4 T–4th
2010 Norries Wilson 4–6 2–5 6th
2011 Norries Wilson 1–9 1–6 T–7th
Pete Mangurian (Ivy League) (2012–2014)
2012 Pete Mangurian 3–7 2–5 T–6th
2013 Pete Mangurian 0–10 0–7 8th
2014 Pete Mangurian 0–10 0–7 8th
Al Bagnoli (Ivy League) (2015–2022)
2015 Al Bagnoli 2–8 1–6 T–7th
2016 Al Bagnoli 3–7 2–5 T–6th
2017 Al Bagnoli 8–2 5–2 T–2nd
2018 Al Bagnoli 6–4 3–4 T–4th
2019 Al Bagnoli 3–7 2–5 T–6th
2020 No team[n 2] [n 2] [n 2] [n 2]
2021 Al Bagnoli 7–3 4–3 T–4th
2022 Al Bagnoli 6–4 3–4 5th
Mark Fabish (Ivy League) (2023–present)
2023 Mark Fabish[n 3] 3–7 1–6 8th
Total: 412–697–43
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

  1. ^ a b Penn forfeited a conference win over Columbia due to the use of ineligible players, leading to an official record of 4–6 (3–4).
  2. ^ a b c d Columbia did not compete during the 2020 season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent cancellation of the Ivy League season.
  3. ^ Offensive coordinator Mark Fabish was elevated to interim head coach after the retirement of Al Bagnoli in August.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019 Columbia Football Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Columbia Lions Football Record By Year". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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