1852

Yale and Harvard compete in a crew race,; marks the beginning of intercollegiate athletics

1858

 Columbia President Charles King encourages athletics; baseball team informally organized and played local teams

1867

 Columbia intercollegiate athletics commenced with a schedule of baseball games against CCNY, Yale, NYU and Princeton. Underwritten with a $200 allocation from the Trustees.

1869

Princeton and Rutgers play the first intercollegiate football game

1870

1870

November 12 – Columbia played Rutgers in 4^th intercollegiate football game in New Brunswick;
CC lost 6-3. 

Stuyvesant Fish, '71, Captain

1871

Robert Arnold captained the team, but no games played.

1872

The football team finished 1-2-1.

Alex B. Simonds, Captain

1873

Columbia football improved to 2-1.

Charles King, Captain.

1874

This season the team ended with a 1-5 record.

Charles King, Captain.

1875

Season record 4-1-1.
Edward W. Price, Captain.

1876

Columbia, Harvard, and Princeton formed the Intercollegiate Football Association.

As a guideline, no other team could enter until they beat an original member.

Columbia played most of its games at the St. George's Cricket Field in Hoboken, NJ. 

Season record 1-3.

Edward W. Price, Captain.

1877

Season record  2-2

Chas. DeH. Brower, Captain.

1878

In its only game, Columbia tied Pennsylvania 0-0.

Augustus I. Burton, Captain.

Season record 0-3-2.

1879

William F. Morgan, Captain

1870s

  11 wins 18 losses 4 ties

1880

January 7 -- Columbia Football Association formed. Football team to be student-financed

Nicholas Murray Butler was secretary at the meeting.

1880

George H. Taylor, '81, elected president of the association.

Columbia's squad practiced at the Polo Grounds (110th Street and Fifth Avenue).

The football team went 1-2.

Frederick A. Potter, Captain.

1881

Columbia finished the season with a 3-3-1 record.

B.P. Clark elected captain.

1882

The squad went winless in a 0-5 season.

B.P. Clark served his second season as captain.

1883

This season witnessed a 1-3 mark.

W.N. Eldridge captained the team.

Columbia's membership in the Intercollegiate Football Association lapsed.

1884

Charles A. Stevens captained the team in a 1-1 season.

1885

Wm. A. Meikleham elected captain, but no games were played.

1886

No team.

1887

No team.

1888

No team.

1889

The football team returned with a 2-7-2 mark. 

J.M. Hewlett lead the team as its captain.

1890

Columbia football finished the season 1-5-1.

A.C. Gildersleeve captained the squad.

1891

T. Ludlow Chrystie captained the team to a 1-5 mark.

1892

No games played.

1893

No varsity games played.

H.H. Armstead captained the freshman team.

1894

No varsity games.

T.H. Joseph served as the freshman team's captain.

1895

E.S. Moffatt, Jr., took over as the freshman captain.

1896

No games played.

1897

No games played.

1898

No games played.

1899

Spring -- he University Football Association formed.

Billy Mitchell arranged an exhibition game in the Durland Riding Academy to raise funds to hire a coach.

George Foster Sanford of Yale was hired as coach for $1500.

Yale, Cornell, West Point, Dartmouth, Annapolis and the Carlisle Indians were scheduled.

Columbia rented Manhattan Fields for the games.

1899

Fall --Columbia held pre-season workouts in the Catskills.

The team finished 8-3.

Robert R. Wilson captained the squad.

Harold Weekes, CC '03, emerged as a premier player.

Charles Wright, '02, and Harold Weekes, '03, named 2nd and 3rd team Walter Camp All America.

Only 3 team members were Columbia College students.

1900

Columbia compiled a 7-3 record.

William R. Morley served as the team's captain.

William Morley, '02, Harold Weekes, '03, Charles Wright, '02, and William Van Hovenberg, '02 named 1st, 2nd, 2nd, and 3rd team Walter Camp All-America.

1901

The Football Association accumulated enough money to rent Manhattan Field for the entire year.

C.L. Berrien captained the team during this 8-5 season.

Harold Weekes and William Morley named 1st and 3rd team Walter Camp All-America.

T. Ludlow Christie, CC '92, graduate treasurer of the Football Association, supervised financial affairs for football.

University Committee of Student organizations places athletics under faculty control

1902

William F. Morley took over as coach for the next 4 seasons.

The team finished 6-4-1.

Harold H. Weekes lead the team as its captain.

1903

This stellar team earned a 9-1 record.

Richard S. Smith took over as captain.

Richard W. Smith, '04, Tom Thorp, '05, and Edward Bruce, '04, named 1st, 2nd, and 3rd team Walter Camp All-America.

1904

Columbia went 7-3 during this season.

Robert S. Stangland elected captain.

Tom Thorp named 2nd team Walter Camp All-America.

Columbia considering constructing an athletics stadium out over Hudson River at 120^th Street

1905

Columbia football finished the season with a 4-3-2 mark.

John R. Fisher captained the team.

Philip Von Saltza, '06, named 2nd team Walter All-America.

 December -- Columbia faculty abolished football, labeling the sport an academic nuisance and physically dangerous. Alumni and students opposed decision; students threatened  a strike; President Butler upholds faculty decision. Columbia without an intercollegiate football team for the next decade.

1908

Interclass football games permitted on South Field.

1906-1914

Columbia without an intercollegiate football team

1915

Columbia reinstitutes intercollegiate football, after a decade prohibition, under strict guidelines:

     Could not play Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Cornell, or Penn for 5 years.

     All games had to be played on school grounds on Saturdays or Holidays.

     All coaches had to be in the Physical Education Department.

     Only Columbia College students were eligible.

Tom Nelson Metcalf from Oberlin became head coach.

Alexander Telfer became an assistant.

The squad finished the season undefeated, 5-0.

Francis M. Simonds, CC '16, was captain.

1916

The team fell to a 1-5-2 mark.

J.A. Healy served as the captain.

1917

Columbia football earned a 2-4 record.

D.A. Cochran took over as captain.

1918

Fred Dawson hired as head coach.

Lt. Chester Robb (Penn State man who captained the S.A.T.C. team) captain.

Charles Robb, '19, named 2nd team Walter Camp All-America.

1919

The squad went 2-4-3.

John D. Kennedy elected captain.

Fred Dawson resigned from the head coaching position.

1915 – 1919 – 10 wins/ 13 losses/ 5 ties

1920

Frank O'Neill hired as head coach.

Columbia football finished with an even 4-4 record.

John F. Kienninger captained the team.

1921

The squad went 2-6 with F. Kessler Scovil as its captain.

1922

Bought Baker Field property.

This year's team compiled a 5-4 mark.

Walter F. Koppisch took over as team captain.

1923

Baker Field became available for use for home football games.

Percy D. Haughton hired as the head football coach.

Walter F. Koppisch captained the team for the 2nd year.

Walter Koppisch named 3rd team Walter Camp All-America.

1924

Baker Field complex completed.

Percy D. Haughton passed away on the Monday after the first game of the season.

Paul Withington coached the team for the remainder of the season.

The team finished 5-3-1.

Walter Koppisch captained the squad for the 3^rd consecutive year.

Walter Koppisch named 1st team Walter Camp All-America.

1925

Charles F. Crowley named head coach.

Columbia football went 6-3-1 during the season.

George Pease selected captain.

1926

William Madden captained the team in a 6-3 campaign.

1927

The squad finished the year with a 5-2-2 record.

Ralph Furey took over the captain's role.

1928

This season ended with a 5-3-1 mark.

William F. Adler elected captain.

1929

Columbia football went 4-5 this season.

Malcolm Bleeker captained the team.

1930

Lou Little took over as head coach for the next 27 seasons  (1930-1956)

Columbia football finished 5-4.

Joseph Stanczyk captain.

1931

The Lions improved to 7-1-1.

Ralph Hewitt selected captain.

Trustees assumed control of intercollegiate athletics; appointed a Direcor of Athletics,   Elliott

1932

The team finished with an identical 7-1-1 record.

Steve Grenda took over as captain.

1933

Columbia football ended the season 8-1.

The squad traveled to California and defeated Stanford 7-0 in the Rose Bowl.

Cliff Montgomery served as captain.

Joe Ferrara and Cliff Montgomery named 1st team All-America.

1934

The team finished with a 7-1 mark.

Edward Brominski and Joseph Ferrara captains.

1935

Columbia football fell to a 4-4-1 record.

Al Barabas selected captain.

1936

The Lions improved to 5-3.

Against Stanford, Columbia won 7-0 on George Furey's opening kickoff return for a touchdown.

George Furey and Joseph Coviello captained the team.

1937

Oscar Bonom and John Bateman captained the team in a 2-5-2 campaign.

1938

The team ended with a 3-6 mark.

John C. Wright served as captain.

Sid Luckman named 1st team All-America.

1939

Columbia football finished the season 2-4-2.

Frank J. Stulgaitis took over as captain.

1940

The Lions finished the season with a 5-2-2 mark.

Hugh R. Barber took over the captain's role.

1941

The team went 3-5 with Herbert H. Mack as its captain.

1942

Columbia football compiled a 3-6 record.

Paul V. Bovernali and Felix E. Demartini captained the squac (Joseph J. Siegal originally elected but left school before the season.

Paul Governali, '43, named 1st team All-America and awarded Maxwell Award for the national player of the year.

1943

The squad ended the season 0-8.

Thomas S. Rock elected captain.

1944

The Lions accumulated a 2-6 record.

George Gilbert lead the team as its captain.

1945

Columbia football achieved an 8-1 mark for the season.

Stanley S. Smith, Jr., captained the team.

1946

The squad went 6-3 with Donald T. Kasprzak assuming the captain's role.

1947

Game captains lead the team to a 7-2 season record.

Bill Swiacki, '48, named 1st team All-America.

1948

Once again, individual game captains lead the Lions to a 4-5 mark.

Lou Kusserow, '49, named 1st team All-America.

1949

Columbia football ended the season with a 2-7 record.

Leon Van Bellingham and James Ward elected captains.

1950

The Lions compiled a 4-5 record.

Albert Nork selected as team captain.

1951

As the captain, Howard Hansen lead Columbia to a 5-3 mark.

1952

Columbia football finished the season 2-6-1.

Robert McCullough captained the squad.

1953

The team ended with a record of 4-5.

Gene Wodeshick took over the captain's role.

1954

The squad compiled a 1-8 mark.

Neil Opdyke elected captain.

1955

Columbia football finished with another 1-8 season.

Manfredo Bucci captained the team.

Claude Benham, '57, and Fred Bucci, '56, named All-Ivy League.

1956

Arthur Wilson, as captain, lead the team to a 3-6 mark.

Claude Benham named All-Ivy League.
Lou Little resigns as coach.

1957

Aldo "Buff" Donelli began his 11 year reign as head football coach.

The team went 1-8 wit George Pappas captain.

1958

The Lions went 1-8 for the second straight year.

Coy Gobble selected as the captain.

1959

Columbia football ended with a 2-7 season.

Harvey Brookins captained the team (Brian Dennehy originally elected but left school before the season).

Bob Federspiel, '61, named All-Ivy League.

1960

The Lions went 3-6.

Robert McCool captained the team.

Bob Asack, '62, named All-Ivy League.

1961

Columbia football improved to 6-3.

The Lions were Ivy-League team champions.

William V. Campbell, Jr, took over as captain.

Bob Asack, Lee Black, '62, Tony Day, '63, Tom Haggerty, '62, and Russ Warren, '62, named All-Ivy League.

Russ Warren named E.C.A.C. All-East.

1962

The team finished 5-4 with Thomas E. O'Connor Jr. as its captain.

Archie Roberts, '65, named All-Ivy League.

Tony Day named E.C.A.C. All-East.

1963

The Lions ended the season with a 4-4-1 mark.

Allison F. Butts elected captain.

Archie Roberts named All-Ivy League and E.C.A.C. All-East.

1964

The squad went 2-6-1.

Edwar C. Malmstrom selected captain.

Archie Roberts and John Strauch, '65, named All-Ivy League.

Archie Roberts named E.C.A.C. All-East and Player of the Year (tied with Princeton's Cosmo Iacavazzi).

1965

The season ended with a 2-7 record.

Ronald Brookshire captained the squad.

Richard Flory, '66, named All-Ivy League.

1966

Richard Flory and Robert Hast captained the team in a 2-7 campaign.        What year is Richard Flory?

Dave Morash, '67, named All-Ivy League.

1967

The team finished with an identical 2-7 mark.

Donald Hubert and Thomas Reed selected captains.

1968

Frank Navarro hired as head coach.

The Lions went 2-7, again.

Mike Busa and Ron Tarrington captained the team.

Marty Domres, '69, named All-Ivy League and honorable mention All-America.

1969

Columbia football ended the season with a 1-8 record.

Kenneth Alexander and Richard Alexander elected captains.

1960 – 1969   29 wins/ 59 losses/ 2 ties

1970

Columbia football finished the season 3-6.

Michael Pyszczymucha and Spencer Ramsey captained the team.

Charles Johnson, '72, Jesse Parks, '73, and Mike Pyszczymucha, '71, named All-Ivy League.

Mike Pyszczymuch named E.C.A.C. All-East and 3rd team All-America.

1971

The Lions compiled a 6-3 mark.

John Sefcik and Charles Johnson elected captains.

Mike Evans, '74, Don Jackson, '73, and Paule Kaliades, '73, named All-Ivy League.

Mike Evans and Paul Kaliades named E.C.A.C. All-East.

Paul Kaliades, Mike Evans, and Don Jackson named 3rd team, honorable mention, 
and honorable mention All-America.

1972

The team went 3-5-1 during the season.

Don Jackson, Paul Kaliades, and Jesse Parks named captains.

Ted Gregory, '74, and Paul Kaliades named All-Ivy League.

Mike Evans and Paul Kaliades named E.C.A.C. All-East.

Ted Gregory and Paul Kaliades named honorable mention All-America.

1973

This season ended with a 1-7-1 record.

Mike Evans and Ted Gregory selected as the captains.

George Georges, '74, Ted Gregory, and Mike Telep, '75, name All-Ivy League.

Mike Evans and George Georges named E.C.A.C. All-East.

George Georges, Ted Gregory, and Mike Telep named honorable mention All-America.

1974

Bill Campbell named as the new head coach.

The Lions went 1-8 with Dick Cummings and Mike Telep serving as captains.

Barry Sorrels, '75,  named All-Ivy League and honorable mention All-America.

1975

Columbia football compiled a 2-7 record.

Mike Delaney and Mike Yager lead the team as its captains.

Doug Jackson won the Bushnell Cup for the Ivy Player of the Year.

Doug Jackson, '76, named All-Ivy League, E.C.A.C. All-East, and honorable mention All-America.  

1976

The squad finished 3-6.

Ed Backus and Dave McAvoy elected captains.

Ed Backus, '77, John Garland, '77, named All-Ivy League and honorable mention All-America.

Ed Backus named E.C.A.C. All-East.

1977

The team compiled a 2-7 mark.

Paul McCormich, Jack Gastler, Marty Fischer, and Steve Elliott selected as captains.

Artie Pulsinelli, '79, named All-Ivy League and honorable mention All-America.  

1978

The Lions ended the season 3-5-1.

Mike McGraw and Artie Pulsinelli captained the team.

Erick Blattman, '80, and Victor Kaminski, '80 named All-Ivy League and 
honorable mention All-America.

1979

The team went 1-8 as Brian O'Hagan and Geoff Stoner captained the squad.

Mike Brown, '80, and Sean Cannon, '81, named All-Ivy League and honorable
mention All-America.  
Bill Campbell resigned as head coach.

1970 – 1979   25 wins/ 63 losses/ 3 ties

1980

Bob Naso took over as the head football coach.

The team finished 1-9.

Sean Cannon and Rico Josephs elected captains.

Sean Cannon named All-Ivy League and honorable mention All-America.  

1981

Again, the Lions went 1-9.

Vince Pelini and Tom McNally captained the team.

Steve Monteith, '82, and Vince Pelini, '82, named All-Ivy League and 
honorable mention All-America.

1982

For the third consecutive year, Columbia football compiled a 1-9 record.

Jim Davin and Mike Scavina lead as the team captains.

Don Lewis, '84, Bill Reggio, '84, and John Witkowski, '84, named All-Ivy League and honorable mention All-America.

Don Lewis named E.C.A.C. All-East.

John Witkowski won the Bushnell Cup for the Ivy Player of the Year.

1983

The squad ended the season 1-7-2.

Mike Bozzo and John Witkowski named captains.

Don Lewis, Dan Upperco, '85, and John Witkowski named All-Ivy League.

Don Lewis and John Witkowski named E.C.A.C. All-East.

Don Lewis, John Witkowski, and Dan Upperco named 3^rd team, 3rd team, 
and honorable mention All-America.

1984

The Lions finished the season 0-9.

Len Genova and Tony Mazzarini captained the squad.

Len Genova, '85, and Dan Upperco named All-Ivy League and honorable mention All-America.
Bob Naso resigns as coach.  

1985

Jim Garrett hired as the head coach.

Bill Strack captained the team in a 0-10 campaign.
Jim Garret resigns as coach.

1986

Larry McElreavy named head coach for the next three seasons.

The team ended the year with an 0-10 mark. 2^nd no-win season in a row.

Chris Riga elected captain.  

1987

Mike Bissinger lead the team as its captain in this 0-10 season. 3^rd no-win season

Matt Sodl, '88, named All-Ivy League and honorable mention All-America.

1988

Defeat Princeton in 6^th game to end losing streak at xx games
The Lions broke into the win column with a 2-8 record.

John Alex took over as team captain.  

1989

Ray Tellier hired as the new head coach.

Columbia football finished with a 1-9 mark.

Bart Barnett selected captain.

Bart Barnett, '90, and Matt Less, '90, named All-Ivy League and 
honorable mention All-America.

1990

The Lions compiled a 1-9 record.

Bruce Mayhew and Galen Snyder elected captains.

Gary Comstock, '91, Bruce Mayhew, '91, and Galen Snyder, '91, named 
All-Ivy League and honorable mention All-America.

1991

Columbia football earned a 1-9 mark.

Chuck Dimitroff and Brad Hutton named captains.

Tom Boccafola, '92, and Des Werthman, '93, named All-Ivy League 
and honorable mention All-America.

1992

Des Werthman captained this team in a 3-7 campaign.

Sean Nichols, '94, and Des Werthman named All-Ivy League.

Des Werthman named honorable mention All-America.  

1993

The team finished the season 2-8.

Adam Yeloushan selected captain.

Sean Nichols named All-Ivy League.

1994

The Lions ended the season above .500 with a 5-4-1 record.

Brian Bassett and Jamie Schwalbe captained the team.

Brian Bassett, '95, Erick Keck, '96, Tony Petras, '95, Jamie Schwalbe, '95, Craig Valentine, '96, Marcellus Wiley, '96, and Rory Wilfork, '97, named All-Ivy League.

Brian Bassett named honorable mention All-America.  

1995

Columbia football finished 3-6-1.

Mike Cavanaugh, Erick Keck, and Rory Wilfork were captains.

Craig Valentine and Rory Wilfork named All-Ivy League.

Rory Wilfork named E.C.A.C. All-East 
.

1996

The Lions rebounded with a 8-2 season.

Ryan Gabriele, Randy Murff, Marcellus Wiley, and Rory Wilfork captained the team.

Roy Hanks, '98, Marcellus Wiley, '97, and Rory Wilfork named All-Ivy League.

Marcellus Wiley and Rory Wilfork named E.C.A.C. All-East.

Marcellus Wiley named 3rd team All-America.  

1997

This team went 4-6 during the year.

Jay DuPertuis and Matt Kuhn elected captains.

Bert Bondi, '99, and Roy Hanks named All-Ivy League.

1998

Columbia football ended with a 4-6 mark.

Bert Bondi, Paul Roland, Jeremy Taylor, and Chris Tillotson selected as team captains.

Rashaan Curry, '99, Kirby Mack, '00, Paul Roland, '99, and Chris 
Tillotson, '99, named All-Ivy League.

1999