The Columbia Lions compete in the Ivy League and hold an all-time record of 1360–1425 (.488 winning percentage) across 124 recorded seasons dating back to 1900-01.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 16-12 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Kevin Hovde | |
| 2024-25 | 12-15 | 1-13 (Ivy) | Jim Engles | |
| 2023-24 | 13-14 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Jim Engles | |
| 2022-23 | 7-22 | 2-12 (Ivy) | Jim Engles | |
| 2021-22 | 4-22 | 1-13 (Ivy) | Jim Engles | |
| 2019-20 | 6-24 | 1-13 (Ivy) | Jim Engles | |
| 2018-19 | 10-18 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Jim Engles | |
| 2017-18 | 8-19 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Jim Engles | |
| 2016-17 | 11-16 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Jim Engles | |
| 2015-16 | 25-10 | 10-4 (Ivy) | Kyle Smith | |
| 2014-15 | 13-15 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Kyle Smith | |
| 2013-14 | 21-13 | 8-6 (Ivy) | Kyle Smith | |
| 2012-13 | 12-16 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Kyle Smith | |
| 2011-12 | 15-15 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Kyle Smith | |
| 2010-11 | 15-13 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Kyle Smith | |
| 2009-10 | 11-17 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Joe Jones | |
| 2008-09 | 12-16 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Joe Jones | |
| 2007-08 | 14-15 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Joe Jones | |
| 2006-07 | 16-12 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Joe Jones | |
| 2005-06 | 11-16 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Joe Jones | |
| 2004-05 | 12-15 | 3-11 (Ivy) | Joe Jones | |
| 2003-04 | 10-17 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Joe Jones | |
| 2002-03 | 2-25 | 0-14 (Ivy) | Armond Hill | |
| 2001-02 | 11-17 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Armond Hill | |
| 2000-01 | 12-15 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Armond Hill | |
| 1999-00 | 13-14 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Armond Hill | |
| 1998-99 | 10-16 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Armond Hill | |
| 1997-98 | 11-15 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Armond Hill | |
| 1996-97 | 6-20 | 1-13 (Ivy) | Armond Hill | |
| 1995-96 | 7-19 | 3-11 (Ivy) | Armond Hill | |
| 1993-94 | 6-20 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Jack Rohan | |
| 1992-93 | 16-10 | 10-4 (Ivy) | Jack Rohan | |
| 1991-92 | 10-16 | 8-6 (Ivy) | Jack Rohan | |
| 1990-91 | 7-19 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Jack Rohan | |
| 1989-90 | 4-22 | 2-12 (Ivy) | Wally Halas | |
| 1988-89 | 8-18 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Wally Halas | |
| 1987-88 | 6-20 | 2-12 (Ivy) | Wally Halas | |
| 1986-87 | 12-14 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Wayne Szoke | |
| 1985-86 | 12-14 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Wayne Szoke | |
| 1984-85 | 13-13 | 9-5 (Ivy) | Wayne Szoke | |
| 1983-84 | 8-18 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Buddy Mahar | |
| 1982-83 | 10-16 | 7-7 (Ivy) | Buddy Mahar | |
| 1981-82 | 16-10 | 9-5 (Ivy) | Buddy Mahar | |
| 1980-81 | 9-17 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Buddy Mahar | |
| 1979-80 | 10-16 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Buddy Mahar | |
| 1978-79 | 17-9 | 10-4 (Ivy) | Buddy Mahar | |
| 1977-78 | 15-11 | 11-3 (Ivy) | Tommy Penders | |
| 1976-77 | 16-10 | 8-6 (Ivy) | Tommy Penders | |
| 1975-76 | 8-17 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Tommy Penders | |
| 1974-75 | 4-22 | 2-12 (Ivy) | Tommy Penders | |
| 1973-74 | 5-20 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Jack Rohan | |
| 1972-73 | 7-18 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Jack Rohan | |
| 1971-72 | 4-20 | 3-11 (Ivy) | Jack Rohan | |
| 1970-71 | 15-9 | 9-5 (Ivy) | Jack Rohan | |
| 1969-70 | 20-5 | 11-3 (Ivy) | Jack Rohan | AP #13 |
| 1968-69 | 20-4 | 11-3 (Ivy) | Jack Rohan | AP #14 |
| 1967-68 | 23-5 | 12-2 (Ivy) | Jack Rohan | AP #6 |
| 1966-67 | 11-14 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Jack Rohan | |
| 1965-66 | 18-6 | 10-4 (Ivy) | Jack Rohan | |
| 1964-65 | 7-15 | 5-9 (Ivy) | Jack Rohan | |
| 1963-64 | 11-12 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Jack Rohan | |
| 1962-63 | 10-12 | 4-9 (Ivy) | Jack Rohan | |
| 1961-62 | 3-21 | 1-13 (Ivy) | Jack Rohan | |
| 1960-61 | 8-15 | 4-10 (Ivy) | Archie Oldham,Kenneth Hunter | |
| 1959-60 | 9-14 | 2-12 (Ivy) | Archie Oldham | |
| 1958-59 | 3-21 | 2-12 (Ivy) | Archie Oldham | |
| 1957-58 | 6-18 | 2-12 (Ivy) | Lou Rossini | |
| 1956-57 | 18-6 | 9-5 (Ivy) | Lou Rossini | |
| 1955-56 | 15-9 | 9-5 (Ivy) | Lou Rossini | |
| 1954-55 | 17-8 | 12-5 (Ivy) | Lou Rossini | |
| 1953-54 | 11-13 | 6-8 (Ivy) | Lou Rossini | |
| 1952-53 | 17-6 | 8-4 (Ivy) | Lou Rossini | |
| 1951-52 | 12-10 | 7-5 (Ivy) | Lou Rossini | |
| 1950-51 | 21-1 | 12-0 (Ivy) | Lou Rossini | AP #3 |
| 1949-50 | 21-7 | 9-3 (Ivy) | Gordon Ridings | |
| 1948-49 | 14-6 | 8-4 (Ivy) | Gordon Ridings | |
| 1947-48 | 20-3 | 11-1 (Ivy) | Gordon Ridings | |
| 1946-47 | 15-5 | 11-1 (Ivy) | Gordon Ridings | |
| 1945-46 | 11-9 | 3-5 (Ivy) | Paul Mooney | |
| 1944-45 | 9-10 | 1-5 (Ivy) | Elmer Ripley | |
| 1943-44 | 7-9 | 2-6 (Ivy) | Elmer Ripley | |
| 1942-43 | 8-8 | 5-7 (Ivy) | Cliff Battles | |
| 1941-42 | 2-13 | 2-10 (Ivy) | Paul Mooney | |
| 1940-41 | 11-5 | 8-4 (Ivy) | Paul Mooney | |
| 1939-40 | 5-12 | 4-8 (Ivy) | Paul Mooney | |
| 1938-39 | 11-5 | 9-3 (Ivy) | Paul Mooney | |
| 1937-38 | 10-8 | 6-6 (Ivy) | Paul Mooney | |
| 1936-37 | 14-6 | 7-5 (Ivy) | Paul Mooney | |
| 1935-36 | 19-3 | 12-0 (Ivy) | Paul Mooney | |
| 1934-35 | 13-6 | 10-2 (Ivy) | Paul Mooney | |
| 1933-34 | 5-14 | 3-9 (Ivy) | Paul Mooney | |
| 1932-33 | 7-10 | 3-7 (Ivy) | Daniel Meehan | |
| 1931-32 | 16-6 | 8-2 (Ivy) | Daniel Meehan | |
| 1930-31 | 20-2 | 10-0 (Ivy) | Daniel Meehan | |
| 1929-30 | 15-5 | 9-1 (Ivy) | Daniel Meehan | |
| 1928-29 | 9-9 | 5-5 (Ivy) | Daniel Meehan | |
| 1927-28 | 4-13 | 2-8 (Ivy) | Daniel Meehan | |
| 1926-27 | 8-9 | 5-5 (Ivy) | Daniel Meehan | |
| 1925-26 | 15-2 | 9-1 (Ivy) | Daniel Meehan | |
| 1924-25 | 10-7 | 6-4 (Ivy) | Joseph Deering | |
| 1923-24 | 15-4 | 6-4 (Ivy) | Joseph Deering | |
| 1922-23 | 9-7 | 5-5 (Ivy) | Joseph Deering | |
| 1921-22 | 6-13 | 2-8 (Ivy) | Joseph Deering | |
| 1920-21 | 7-9 | 3-7 (Ivy) | Joseph Deering | |
| 1919-20 | 4-10 | 3-7 (Ivy) | Bebe Benson | |
| 1918-19 | 3-7 | 2-6 (Ivy) | Fred Dawson | |
| 1917-18 | 4-9 | 2-8 (Ivy) | John Murray | |
| 1916-17 | 6-8 | 3-7 (Ivy) | Carl Merner | |
| 1915-16 | 3-9 | 1-9 (Ivy) | Harry Fisher | |
| 1914-15 | 11-5 | 6-4 (Ivy) | Harry Fisher | |
| 1913-14 | 9-3 | 8-2 (Ivy) | Harry Fisher | |
| 1912-13 | 8-5 | 3-5 (Ivy) | Harry Fisher | |
| 1911-12 | 10-2 | 8-2 (Ivy) | Harry Fisher | |
| 1910-11 | 13-1 | 7-1 (Ivy) | Harry Fisher | |
| 1909-10 | 11-0 | Ind | Harry Fisher | |
| 1908-09 | 15-1 | Ind | Harry Fisher | |
| 1907-08 | 10-11 | 5-3 (Ivy) | Harry Fisher | |
| 1906-07 | 11-2 | 8-2 (Ivy) | Harry Fisher | |
| 1905-06 | 12-4 | 7-3 (Ivy) | ||
| 1904-05 | 13-0 | 8-0 (Ivy) | ||
| 1903-04 | 17-1 | 10-0 (Ivy) | ||
| 1902-03 | 10-6 | 5-3 (Ivy) | ||
| 1901-02 | 5-3 | 3-3 (Ivy) | ||
| 1900-01 | 1-4 | Ind |
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| Rank | Team | Conference | All-Time Wins |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
| # | COACH | RECORD | WIN % | SCHOOL(S) | YEARS | BEST SEASON / LEGACY |
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