Columbia Football
Columbia is an NCAA Division I FCS football program in the Ivy, based in Manhattan, NY. The 2026 record stands at 4-3. The Cooper Predictor rates Columbia at -6.7, No. 94 of 127 FCS teams and No. 8 of 8 in the Ivy. The model projects a 4-6 finish, with Playoff Odds of 3.0%. The model's pre-game picks are 4-3 in Columbia games this season. Most recent result: lost to Yale 8-26 on Oct 31. Next up: at Harvard on Nov 7 — the model projects Harvard 41-14, giving Columbia a 6% chance to win.
Open Columbia in Cooper Predictor U →Updated Nov 2, 2026 · power ratings compare teams within NCAA Division I FCS.
2026 schedule, predictions & results
| Date | Opponent | Projection | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Lafayette | L 24-27 47% ✗ | W 40-34 |
| Sep 26 | @ Georgetown | W 27-24 58% ✓ | W 20-17 |
| Oct 3 | vs Princeton | L 17-24 35% ✓ | L 7-35 |
| Oct 9 | @ Marist | L 17-24 35% ✗ | W 41-28 |
| Oct 16 | @ Pennsylvania | L 20-31 26% ✗ | W 28-27 |
| Oct 24 | vs Dartmouth | L 24-28 41% ✓ | L 18-38 |
| Oct 31 | vs Yale | L 31-38 26% ✓ | L 8-26 |
| Nov 7 | @ Harvard | L 14-41 6% | — |
| Nov 14 | @ Brown | L 20-34 17% | — |
| Nov 21 | vs Cornell | L 31-38 28% | — |
Projection = the model's pick, projected score and Columbia's win probability. For games already played it is the pick frozen before kickoff, with ✓ or ✗ beside it — every pick stays public.
Ivy by power rating
| # | Team | 2026 | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Harvard | 6-1 | +14.3 |
| 2 |  Yale | 4-3 | +6.3 |
| 3 |  Princeton | 5-2 | +5.4 |
| 4 |  Dartmouth | 4-3 | +5.1 |
| 5 |  Brown | 4-3 | +4.6 |
| 6 |  Cornell | 3-4 | +3.2 |
| 7 |  Pennsylvania | 3-4 | -0.8 |
| 8 | Columbia | 4-3 | -6.7 |
High schools on the Columbia roster
From publicly published rosters, for the high school states the Cooper Predictor covers. Some rosters do not list a high school, so a player may be missing.
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