Football suffered a tough 26-8 loss to Yale on Halloween, continuing their disappointing run in Ivy League play.

Columbia Athletics saw Giving Day donations fall for the second consecutive year on Wednesday, raising $4,126,895 from 4,138 individual gifts—representing a decline of over $200,000 from last year’s fundraising total.

Football suffered a 38-18 defeat against Dartmouth on Saturday, marking the team’s fifth consecutive Homecoming loss.

Football opened the 2026 season hoping to return to form. After a thrilling start, the Lions look ahead to Homecoming as they ride the momentum of a winning record and explosive playmaking on both sides of the ball.

Football, now 4-1 on the season, finds itself in the thick of its Ivy League hunt, prowling into the forest to contend against Dartmouth.

In his third season at the helm, football head coach Jon Poppe hopes that he has not changed.

Since the original 1948 showdown against Penn, Homecoming remains one of Columbia’s most anticipated sporting events. Heading into the weekend and remaining conference play, the Lions post a confident 4-1 overall on the season, reminiscent of the 2024 conference-winning Columbia football team.

Football rallied from a 17-point deficit to survive a Friday night conference nail-biter against Penn, snatching its first Ivy League victory this season. With the win, the Light Blue picked up a first conference win ahead of Homecoming.

Football is set to play its final nonconference game of the season Friday, traveling to Poughkeepsie, New York, to take on Marist University.

Football begins Ivy League play on Saturday, hosting Princeton at Wien Stadium.