Columbia Lions football
The Columbia Lions football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Columbia University. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Ivy League. The Columbia football team is the third oldest college football program in the United States: Columbia played Rutgers University in the fourth college football game, on November 12, 1870, in New Jersey. It was the first interstate football game. The first three college football games were played between Princeton and Rutgers in 1869 and 1870. Columbia plays its home games at the 17,000-seat Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Inwood, Manhattan, the northernmost neighborhood on Manhattan island.
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| First season | 1870 | ||
| Athletic director | Peter Pilling | ||
| Head coach | Jon Poppe 1st season, 0–0 (–) | ||
| Stadium | Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium (capacity: 17,000) | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | New York, New York | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Ivy League | ||
| All-time record | 373–633–43 (.376) | ||
| Bowl record | 1–0 (1.000) | ||
| Claimed national titles | 2 (1875, 1933) | ||
| Conference titles | 1 (1961) | ||
| Rivalries | Cornell (rivalry) Fordham (rivalry) | ||
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| Colors | Columbia blue and white | ||
| Fight song | Roar, Lion, Roar | ||
| Mascot | Roar-ee the Lion | ||
| Website | GoColumbiaLions.com | ||
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