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
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 |
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September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Wagner* | | SNY | W 17–14 | 3,828 |
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgetown* | - Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
- New York, NY
| SNY | W 35–14 | 4,101 |
September 30 | 12:30 p.m. | at Princeton | | ELVN | W 28–24 | 5,073 |
October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at Marist* | | | W 41–17 | 2,396 |
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 22–17 | 5,237 |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Yale | | SNY | L 6–23 | 15,422 |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Harvard | - Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
- New York, NY
| ELVN | L 14–21 | 7,011 |
November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | at Cornell | | SNY | W 18–8 | 5,613 |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Brown | - Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
- New York, NY
| SNY | W 24–6 | 5,341 |
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Game summaries
Wagner
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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Georgetown
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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Princeton
Columbia vs. Princeton – Game summary
Quarter | 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 30
- Game time: 12:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); cloudy, windy
- Game attendance: 5,073
- Referee: S. Cadorette
- Box Score
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- 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)
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Marist
Columbia vs. Marist – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Columbia | 21 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 41 |
Marist | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
at Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY
- Date: October 7
- Game time: Noon
- Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 2,396
- Referee: D. Carter
- Box Score
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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Penn
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)
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Dartmouth
Columbia vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Columbia | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
Dartmouth | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH
- Date: October 21
- Game time: 12:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); sunny and warm
- Game attendance: 5,237
- Referee: H. Johns
- Box Score
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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Yale
Columbia vs. Yale – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Columbia | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Yale | 13 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
at Yale Bowl
- Date: October 28
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); mostly sunny
- Game attendance: 15,422
- Referee: J. Pumphrey
- Box Score
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
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- Fourth quarter
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Harvard
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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Cornell
Columbia vs. Cornell – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Columbia | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
- Date: November 11
- Game time: 1:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C); clear and sunny
- Game attendance: 5,613
- Referee: H. Johns
- Box 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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Brown
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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References
- ^ "Columbia Lions Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ "2017 Football Schedule". The Trustees of Columbia University. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ "Columbia Football 2023 Football Record Book" (PDF). The Trustees of Columbia University. p. 185. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
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