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2017 Columbia Lions football team
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.
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 8–2 (5–2 Ivy) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mark Fabish (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Paul Ferraro (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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| September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Wagner* | SNY | W 17–14 | 3,828 | |
| September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgetown* |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SNY | W 24–6 | 5,341 |
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Wagner
See also: 2017 Wagner Seahawks football team
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| Wagner | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Columbia | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
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Wagner vs. Columbia – Game summary
at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium • New 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
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Georgetown
See also: 2017 Georgetown Hoyas football team
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| Georgetown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Columbia | 0 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
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Georgetown vs. Columbia – Game summary
at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium • New 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
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Princeton
See also: 2017 Princeton Tigers football team
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| Columbia | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Princeton | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
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Columbia vs. Princeton – Game summary
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
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Marist
See also: 2017 Marist Red Foxes football team
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Columbia | 21 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 41 |
| Marist | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
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Columbia vs. Marist – Game summary
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
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Penn
See also: 2017 Penn Quakers football team
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Penn | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Columbia | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 34 |
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Penn vs. Columbia – Game summary
at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium • New 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
Dartmouth
See also: 2017 Dartmouth Big Green football team
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| Columbia | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| Dartmouth | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
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Columbia vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
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
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Yale
See also: 2017 Yale Bulldogs football team
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| Columbia | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Yale | 13 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
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Harvard
See also: 2017 Harvard Crimson football team
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| Harvard | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Columbia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
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Harvard vs. Columbia – Game summary
at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium • New 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
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Cornell
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| Columbia | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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Columbia vs. Cornell – Game summary
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
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Brown
See also: 2017 Brown Bears football team
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| Brown | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Columbia | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
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Brown vs. Columbia – Game summary
at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium • New 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
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- "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.