# 2024 Columbia Lions football team

The 2024 Columbia Lions football team represented Columbia University as a member of the Ivy League during 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by first-year head coach Jon Poppe and played home games at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. Columbia finished the season 7–3 (5–2 in the Ivy League), to win its first Ivy League title since 1961.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 18 Lafayette* | Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien StadiumNew York, NY | ESPN+ | W 31–20 | 3,592 |
| September 28 | 12:30 p.m. | at Georgetown* | Cooper FieldWashington, D.C. (Lou Little Cup) | ESPN+ | L 17–20 | 3,359 |
| October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Princeton | Wien StadiumNew York, NY | ESPN+ | W 34–17 | 4,111 |
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wagner* | Wagner College StadiumStaten Island, NY | NEC Front Row | W 24–6 | 2,637 |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Penn | Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN+ | W 23–17 | 2,970 |
| October 26 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 22 Dartmouth | Wien StadiumNew York, NY | ESPN+ | L 21–24 | 12,642 |
| November 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Yale | Wien StadiumNew York, NY | ESPNU | W 13–10 | 3,560 |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Harvard | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | ESPN+ | L 6–26 | 7,011 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Brown | Brown StadiumProvidence, RI | ESPN+ | W 21–12 | 2,976 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Cornell | Wien StadiumNew York, NY (rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 17–9 | 4,224 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### No. 18 Lafayette

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 Leopards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, New York, NY
* Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Lafayette | Passing |
| Lafayette | Rushing |
| Lafayette | Receiving |
| Columbia | Passing |
| Columbia | Rushing |
| Columbia | Receiving |

### at Georgetown

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoyas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Cooper Field • Washington, DC
* Date: September 28, 2024
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Columbia | Passing |
| Columbia | Rushing |
| Columbia | Receiving |
| Georgetown | Passing |
| Georgetown | Rushing |
| Georgetown | Receiving |

### Princeton

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, New York, NY
* Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Princeton | Passing |
| Princeton | Rushing |
| Princeton | Receiving |
| Columbia | Passing |
| Columbia | Rushing |
| Columbia | Receiving |

### at Wagner

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Wagner College Stadium, Staten Island, NY
* Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM
* TV: NEC Front Row
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Columbia | Passing |
| Columbia | Rushing |
| Columbia | Receiving |
| Wagner | Passing |
| Wagner | Rushing |
| Wagner | Receiving |

### at Penn

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA
* Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Columbia | Passing |
| Columbia | Rushing |
| Columbia | Receiving |
| Penn | Passing |
| Penn | Rushing |
| Penn | Receiving |

### No. 22 Dartmouth

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 22 Big Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Wien Stadium • New York, NY
* Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
* Game time: 1:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Dartmouth | Passing |
| Dartmouth | Rushing |
| Dartmouth | Receiving |
| Columbia | Passing |
| Columbia | Rushing |
| Columbia | Receiving |

### Yale

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Wien Stadium • New York, NY
* Date: Friday November 1, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Yale | Passing |
| Yale | Rushing |
| Yale | Receiving |
| Columbia | Passing |
| Columbia | Rushing |
| Columbia | Receiving |

### at No. 24 Harvard

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 24 Crimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts
* Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Columbia | Passing |
| Columbia | Rushing |
| Columbia | Receiving |
| Harvard | Passing |
| Harvard | Rushing |
| Harvard | Receiving |

### at Brown

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Brown Stadium, Providence, Rhode Island
* Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Columbia | Passing |
| Columbia | Rushing |
| Columbia | Receiving |
| Brown | Passing |
| Brown | Rushing |
| Brown | Receiving |

### Cornell (rivalry)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Wien Stadium • New York, NY
* Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Cornell | Passing |
| Cornell | Rushing |
| Cornell | Receiving |
| Columbia | Passing |
| Columbia | Rushing |
| Columbia | Receiving |