2017 Columbia Lions football team

2017 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record8–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Fabish (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPaul Ferraro (3rd season)
Home stadiumRobert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 24 Yale $   6 1     9 1  
Columbia   5 2     8 2  
Dartmouth   5 2     8 2  
Penn   4 3     6 4  
Harvard   3 4     5 5  
Cornell   3 4     3 7  
Princeton   2 5     5 5  
Brown   0 7     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.