2017 Columbia Lions football team

2017 Columbia Lions football
2017 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	8–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Al Bagnoli (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Mark Fabish (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Paul Ferraro (3rd season)
Home stadium	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

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 Ivy League football standings
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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

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
September 16	1:00 p.m.	Wagner*	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	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	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ELVN	W 28–24	5,073
October 7	12:00 p.m.	at Marist*	Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY		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	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	ELVN	W 22–17	5,237
October 28	1:00 p.m.	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	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	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	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
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Wagner

Wagner vs. Columbia – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wagner	0	0	7	7	14
Columbia	0	14	0	3	17

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
Box Score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Georgetown

Georgetown vs. Columbia – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgetown	0	0	0	14	14
Columbia	0	21	0	14	35

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
Box Score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

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

Penn

Penn vs. Columbia – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Penn	7	7	7	7	3	31
Columbia	0	7	0	21	6	34

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

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

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

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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 Third quarter Fourth quarter

Harvard

Harvard vs. Columbia – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Harvard	0	14	7	0	21
Columbia	7	0	0	7	14

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
Box Score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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)

Brown

Brown vs. Columbia – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Brown	0	0	6	0	6
Columbia	7	7	3	7	24

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
Box Score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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.

[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.

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