List of Columbia Lions football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Columbia Lions football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Since the team's 1870 creation, Columbia has played more than 1,100 football games, with an all-time record of 419–700–43.^[1] Columbia originally competed as a football independent^[2] before joining the Ivy League as a founding member in 1956.

Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, where the Columbia Lions have played their home games from 1923 to 1982 and since 1984.

Seasons

Year	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
Independent (1870–1891)
1870	No coach	0–1
1871	No team
1872	No coach	1–2–1
1873	No coach	2–1
1874	No coach	1–5
1875	No coach	4–1–1
1876	No coach	1–3
1877	No coach	2–3
1878	No coach	0–0–1
1879	No coach	0–3–2
1880	No coach	1–2
1881	No coach	3–3–1
1882	No coach	0–5
1883	No coach	1–3
1884	No coach	1–1
1885–88	No team
1889	No coach	2–7–2
1890	No coach	1–6–1
1891	No coach	1–5
1892–98	No team
George Sanford (Independent) (1899–1901)
1899	George Sanford	9–3
1900	George Sanford	7–3–1
1901	George Sanford	8–5
Bill Morley (Independent) (1902–1905)
1902	Bill Morley	6–4–1
1903	Bill Morley	9–1
1904	Bill Morley	7–3
1905	Bill Morley	4–3–2
1906–14	No team
T. Nelson Metcalf (Independent) (1915–1917)
1915	T. Nelson Metcalf	5–0
1916	T. Nelson Metcalf	1–5–2
1917	T. Nelson Metcalf	2–4
Fred Dawson (Independent) (1918–1919)
1918	Fred Dawson	5–1
1919	Fred Dawson	2–4–3
Frank O’Neill (Independent) (1920–1922)
1920	Frank O’Neill	4–4
1921	Frank O’Neill	2–6
1922	Frank O’Neill	5–4
Percy Haughton (Independent) (1923–1924)
1923	Percy Haughton	4–4–1
1924	Haughton & Withington	5–3–1
Charles F. Crowley (Independent) (1925–1929)
1925	Charles F. Crowley	6–3–1
1926	Charles F. Crowley	6–3
1927	Charles F. Crowley	5–2–2
1928	Charles F. Crowley	5–3–1
1929	Charles F. Crowley	4–5
Lou Little (Independent) (1930–1955)
1930	Lou Little	5–4
1931	Lou Little	7–1–1
1932	Lou Little	7–1–1
1933	Lou Little	8–1			W Rose
1934	Lou Little	7–1
1935	Lou Little	4–4–1
1936	Lou Little	5–3
1937	Lou Little	2–5–2
1938	Lou Little	3–6
1939	Lou Little	2–4–2
1940	Lou Little	5–2–2
1941	Lou Little	3–5
1942	Lou Little	3–6
1943	Lou Little	0–8
1944	Lou Little	2–6
1945	Lou Little	8–1					20
1946	Lou Little	6–3
1947	Lou Little	7–2					20
1948	Lou Little	4–5
1949	Lou Little	2–7
1950	Lou Little	4–5
1951	Lou Little	5–3
1952	Lou Little	2–6–1
1953	Lou Little	4–5
1954	Lou Little	1–8
1955	Lou Little	1–8
Lou Little (Ivy League) (1956)
1956	Lou Little	3–6	2–5	T–6th
Aldo Donelli (Ivy League) (1957–1967)
1957	Aldo Donelli	1–8	1–6	8th
1958	Aldo Donelli	1–8	1–6	7th
1959	Aldo Donelli	2–7	1–6	8th
1960	Aldo Donelli	3–6	3–4	5th
1961	Aldo Donelli	6–3	6–1	T–1st
1962	Aldo Donelli	5–4	4–3	T–3rd
1963	Aldo Donelli	4–4–1	2–4–1	6th
1964	Aldo Donelli	2–6–1	1–5–1	7th
1965	Aldo Donelli	2–7	1–6	T–7th
1966	Aldo Donelli	2–7	2–5	6th
1967	Aldo Donelli	2–7	0–7	8th
Frank Navarro (Ivy League) (1968–1973)
1968	Frank Navarro	2–7	2–5	6th
1969	Frank Navarro	1–8	1–6	T–7th
1970	Frank Navarro	3–6	1–6	T–7th
1971	Frank Navarro	6–3	5–2	3rd
1972	Frank Navarro	3–5–1	2–4–1	T–6th
1973	Frank Navarro	1–7–1	1–6	7th
William V. Campbell (Ivy League) (1974–1979)
1974	William V. Campbell	1–8	0–7	8th
1975	William V. Campbell	2–7	2–5	T–6th
1976	William V. Campbell	3–6	2–5	T–5th
1977	William V. Campbell	2–7	1–6	T–7th
1978	William V. Campbell	3–5–1	2–4–1	T–5th
1979	William V. Campbell	1–8	1–6	7th
Bob Naso (Ivy League) (1980–1984)
1980	Bob Naso	1–9	0–7	8th
1981	Bob Naso	1–9	1–6	T–7th
1982	Bob Naso	1–9	1–6	8th
1983	Bob Naso	1–7–2	1–5–1	7th
1984	Bob Naso	0–9	0–7	8th
James W. Garrett (Ivy League) (1985)
1985	James W. Garrett	0–10	0–7	8th
Larry McElreavy (Ivy League) (1986–1988)
1986	Larry McElreavy	0–10	0–7	8th
1987	Larry McElreavy	0–10	0–7	8th
1988	Larry McElreavy	2–8	2–5	T–6th
Ray Tellier (Ivy League) (1989–2002)
1989	Ray Tellier	1–9	1–6	8th
1990	Ray Tellier	1–9	1–6	8th
1991	Ray Tellier	1–9	1–6	T–7th
1992	Ray Tellier	3–7	2–5	T–6th
1993	Ray Tellier	2–8	1–6	T–7th
1994	Ray Tellier	5–4–1	3–4	T–4th
1995	Ray Tellier	3–6–1	3–4	5th
1996	Ray Tellier	8–2	5–2	2nd
1997	Ray Tellier	3–7[n 1]	2–5[n 1]	T–6th
1998	Ray Tellier	4–6	3–4	T–5th
1999	Ray Tellier	3–7	1–6	T–7th
2000	Ray Tellier	3–7	1–6	T–6th
2001	Ray Tellier	3–7	3–4	T–4th
2002	Ray Tellier	1–9	0–7	8th
Bob Shoop (Ivy League) (2003–2005)
2003	Bob Shoop	4–6	3–4	6th
2004	Bob Shoop	1–9	1–6	T–7th
2005	Bob Shoop	2–8	0–7	8th
Norries Wilson (Ivy League) (2006–2011)
2006	Norries Wilson	5–5	2–5	T–6th
2007	Norries Wilson	1–9	0–7	8th
2008	Norries Wilson	2–8	2–5	T–6th
2009	Norries Wilson	4–6	3–4	T–4th
2010	Norries Wilson	4–6	2–5	6th
2011	Norries Wilson	1–9	1–6	T–7th
Pete Mangurian (Ivy League) (2012–2014)
2012	Pete Mangurian	3–7	2–5	T–6th
2013	Pete Mangurian	0–10	0–7	8th
2014	Pete Mangurian	0–10	0–7	8th
Al Bagnoli (Ivy League) (2015–2022)
2015	Al Bagnoli	2–8	1–6	T–7th
2016	Al Bagnoli	3–7	2–5	T–6th
2017	Al Bagnoli	8–2	5–2	T–2nd
2018	Al Bagnoli	6–4	3–4	T–4th
2019	Al Bagnoli	3–7	2–5	T–6th
2020	No team[n 2]	[n 2]	[n 2]	[n 2]
2021	Al Bagnoli	7–3	4–3	T–4th
2022	Al Bagnoli	6–4	3–4	5th
Mark Fabish (Ivy League) (2023)
2023	Mark Fabish[n 3]	3–7	1–6	8th
Jon Poppe (Ivy League) (2024–present)
2024	Jon Poppe	7–3	5–2	T–1st
Total:		419–700–43
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

See also

• List of Ivy League football standings

Notes

1. Penn forfeited a conference win over Columbia due to the use of ineligible players, leading to an official record of 4–6 (3–4).
2. Columbia did not compete during the 2020 season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent cancellation of the Ivy League season.
3. Offensive coordinator Mark Fabish was elevated to interim head coach after the retirement of Al Bagnoli in August.