2018 Columbia Lions football team

The 2018 Columbia Lions football team represented Columbia University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League. They were led by fourth-year head coach Al Bagnoli and played their home games at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. They finished the season 6–4, 3–4 in Ivy League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. Columbia averaged 5,667 fans per game.

Columbia vs Cornell at Wien Stadium, November 17

2018 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–4 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Al Bagnoli (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Fabish (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Paul Ferraro (4th season)
Home stadium	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Princeton $		7	–	0					10	–	0
No. 18 Dartmouth		6	–	1					9	–	1
Harvard		4	–	3					6	–	4
Yale		3	–	4					5	–	5
Penn		3	–	4					6	–	4
Columbia		3	–	4					6	–	4
Cornell		2	–	5					3	–	7
Brown		0	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

The 2018 schedule consisted of five home and five away games. The Lions hosted Ivy League foes Princeton, Dartmouth, Yale, and Cornell, and traveled to Penn, Harvard, and Brown. Homecoming coincided with the game against Dartmouth on October 20.

In 2018, Columbia's non-conference opponents were Central Connecticut of the Northeast Conference, Georgetown of the Patriot League, and Marist of the Pioneer Football League.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 15	5:00 p.m.	at Central Connecticut*	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NECFR	W 41–24	3,789
September 22	2:00 p.m.	at Georgetown*	Cooper Field Washington, DC	PL Net	W 23–15	1,865
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Princeton	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPNU	L 10–45	5,327
October 6	1:00 p.m.	Marist*	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPN+	W 34–24	3,296
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 10–13	6,011
October 20	1:30 p.m.	Dartmouth	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPN+	L 12–28	12,506
October 27	1:00 p.m.	Yale	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPN+	W 17–10	2,555
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN+/NESN	L 18–52	10,447
November 10	12:00 p.m.	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ESPN+	W 42–20	2,118
November 17	1:00 p.m.	Cornell	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 24–21	4,651
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	14	3	10	14	41
Blue Devils	7	7	0	10	24

See also: 2018 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

At Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	10	0	6	7	23
Hoyas	0	0	0	15	15

See also: 2018 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Princeton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	13	17	15	0	45
Lions	3	7	0	0	10

See also: 2018 Princeton Tigers football team

Marist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	0	14	7	3	24
Lions	0	17	14	3	34

See also: 2018 Marist Red Foxes football team

At Penn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	10	0	10
Quakers	3	3	0	7	13

See also: 2018 Penn Quakers football team

Dartmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Green	7	0	7	14	28
Lions	3	3	0	6	12

See also: 2018 Dartmouth Big Green football team

Yale

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	10	0	0	10
Lions	3	0	7	7	17

See also: 2018 Yale Bulldogs football team

At Harvard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	6	6	0	6	18
Crimson	21	7	7	17	52

See also: 2018 Harvard Crimson football team

At Brown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	14	14	14	42
Bears	14	6	0	0	20

See also: 2018 Brown Bears football team

Cornell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	0	7	0	14	21
Lions	10	0	0	14	24

See also: 2018 Cornell Big Red football team

References

1. "Columbia Lions Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
2. "2018 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.