Columbia Lions football

Columbia Lions football
2024 Columbia Lions football team
First season1870; 154 years ago
Athletic directorPeter Pilling
Head coachJon Poppe
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumRobert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
(capacity: 17,000)
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationNew York, New York
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceIvy League
All-time record373–633–43 (.376)
Bowl record1–0 (1.000)
Claimed national titles2 (1875, 1933)
Conference titles1 (1961)
RivalriesCornell (rivalry)
Fordham (rivalry)
Current uniform
ColorsColumbia blue and white[1]
   
Fight songRoar, Lion, Roar
MascotRoar-ee the Lion
WebsiteGoColumbiaLions.com

The Columbia Lions football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Columbia University. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Ivy League. The Columbia football team is the third oldest college football program in the United States: Columbia played Rutgers University in the fourth college football game, on November 12, 1870, in New Jersey. It was the first interstate football game. The first three college football games were played between Princeton and Rutgers in 1869 and 1870. Columbia plays its home games at the 17,000-seat Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Inwood, Manhattan, the northernmost neighborhood on Manhattan island.

  1. ^ "Brand Guide". VisualIdentity.Columbia.edu. Retrieved April 30, 2024.