2017 Columbia Lions football team

Summary

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.

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

Schedule edit

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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 161:00 p.m.Wagner*SNYW 17–143,828
September 231:00 p.m.Georgetown*
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
SNYW 35–144,101
September 3012:30 p.m.at PrincetonELVNW 28–245,073
October 712:00 p.m.at Marist*W 41–172,396
October 141:30 p.m.Penn 
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
ELVNW 34–31 OT13,081
October 2112:30 p.m.at DartmouthELVNW 22–175,237
October 281:00 p.m.at YaleSNYL 6–2315,422
November 41:00 p.m.Harvard
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
ELVNL 14–217,011
November 111:30 p.m.at CornellSNYW 18–85,613
November 181:00 p.m.Brown
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
SNYW 24–65,341
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

[1][2][3]

Game summaries edit

Wagner edit

Wagner vs. Columbia – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Wagner 0 0 7714
Columbia 0 14 0317

at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien StadiumNew York City, NY

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); hazy, humid
  • Game attendance: 3,828
  • Referee: E. Lewis
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Georgetown edit

Georgetown vs. Columbia – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Georgetown 0 0 01414
Columbia 0 21 01435

at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien StadiumNew York City, NY

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); clear skies, sunny
  • Game attendance: 4,101
  • Referee: M. Sechrist
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Princeton edit

Columbia vs. Princeton – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Columbia 7 7 7728
Princeton 7 7 3724

at Powers Field at Princeton StadiumPrinceton, 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
Game information
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)

Marist edit

Columbia vs. Marist – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Columbia 21 17 0341
Marist 0 0 10717

at Leonidoff FieldPoughkeepsie, 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

Penn edit

Penn vs. Columbia – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Penn 7 7 77331
Columbia 0 7 021634

at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien StadiumNew York City, NY

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); mix of sun and clouds
  • Game attendance: 13,081
  • Referee: M. Sechrist
  • Box Score
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)

Dartmouth edit

Columbia vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Columbia 3 13 6022
Dartmouth 0 0 71017

at Memorial FieldHanover, 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
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Yale edit

Columbia vs. Yale – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Columbia 0 0 606
Yale 13 0 3723

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
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Harvard edit

Harvard vs. Columbia – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Harvard 0 14 7021
Columbia 7 0 0714

at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien StadiumNew York City, NY

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); mix of clouds and sun
  • Game attendance: 7,011
  • Referee: K. Hudson
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Cornell edit

Columbia vs. Cornell – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Columbia 3 3 5718
Cornell 0 0 088

at Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, 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)

Brown edit

Brown vs. Columbia – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Brown 0 0 606
Columbia 7 7 3724

at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien StadiumNew York City, NY

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C); overcast
  • Game attendance: 5,341
  • Referee: T. Kichline
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

References edit

  1. ^ "Columbia Lions Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "2017 Football Schedule". The Trustees of Columbia University. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Columbia Football 2023 Football Record Book" (PDF). The Trustees of Columbia University. p. 185. Retrieved January 19, 2024.