Matchup Index

Brown Bears vs Columbia Lions

Brown Bears 38
Brown Bears leads 38-29-2
2 ties
1902 to 2025
Brown Bears won the last meeting
Next meeting: Nov 14, 2026, Columbia Lions at Brown Bears
Columbia Lions 29

Series timeline

▲ Brown Bears ahead (peak +12) ▼ Columbia Lions ahead (peak +5)
1902: Brown Bears 28-01919: Tied 7-71930: Brown Bears 6-01931: Columbia Lions 9-71932: Brown Bears 7-61934: Columbia Lions 39-01935: Columbia Lions 18-01937: Brown Bears 7-61938: Brown Bears 36-271940: Tied 0-01941: Columbia Lions 13-61942: Brown Bears 28-211944: Brown Bears 12-01945: Columbia Lions 27-61949: Brown Bears 16-71950: Columbia Lions 33-01951: Columbia Lions 29-141952: Columbia Lions 14-01954: Brown Bears 18-71955: Columbia Lions 14-121956: Brown Bears 20-01957: Columbia Lions 23-201958: Brown Bears 22-01959: Columbia Lions 21-61960: Columbia Lions 37-01961: Columbia Lions 50-01962: Columbia Lions 22-201963: Columbia Lions 41-141964: Brown Bears 7-01965: Brown Bears 51-71966: Columbia Lions 40-381967: Brown Bears 14-71968: Columbia Lions 46-201969: Columbia Lions 18-31970: Brown Bears 17-121971: Columbia Lions 24-61972: Columbia Lions 28-121973: Brown Bears 37-141974: Brown Bears 28-191975: Brown Bears 48-131976: Brown Bears 28-171977: Brown Bears 21-141978: Brown Bears 24-121979: Brown Bears 31-141980: Brown Bears 31-131981: Brown Bears 23-202002: Brown Bears 35-282003: Brown Bears 42-102004: Brown Bears 33-212005: Brown Bears 52-212006: Columbia Lions 22-212007: Brown Bears 30-222008: Brown Bears 41-102009: Columbia Lions 28-142010: Brown Bears 38-162011: Columbia Lions 35-282012: Brown Bears 22-62013: Brown Bears 48-72014: Brown Bears 41-72015: Brown Bears 28-232016: Columbia Lions 31-132017: Columbia Lions 24-62018: Columbia Lions 42-202019: Brown Bears 48-242021: Columbia Lions 23-172022: Columbia Lions 31-242023: Brown Bears 21-142024: Columbia Lions 21-122025: Brown Bears 32-29

Brown Bears Columbia Blue and White Columbia Lions Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Brown Bears 13 (1973–2005), Columbia Lions 5 (1959–1963). Current: Brown Bears 1.

Splits

SplitBrown Bears record
Regular season38-29-2
Hosted by Brown Bears16-13-1
Hosted by Columbia Lions22-16-1
Last 10 seasons (2015 to 2025)4-6
Largest Brown Bears win51-7 (1965)
Largest Columbia Lions win50-0 (1961)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025 Nov 15, 2025 Brown Bears 32-29 at Columbia Lions Week 12
2024 Nov 16, 2024 Columbia Lions 21-12 at Brown Bears Week 12
2023 Nov 11, 2023 Brown Bears 21-14 at Columbia Lions Week 12
2022 Nov 12, 2022 Columbia Lions 31-24 at Brown Bears Week 12
2021 Nov 13, 2021 Columbia Lions 23-17 at Columbia Lions Week 12
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019 Nov 16, 2019 Brown Bears 48-24 at Columbia Lions Week 13
2018 Nov 10, 2018 Columbia Lions 42-20 at Brown Bears Week 12
2017 Nov 18, 2017 Columbia Lions 24-6 at Columbia Lions Week 13
2016 Nov 19, 2016 Columbia Lions 31-13 at Brown Bears Week 13
2015 Nov 20, 2015 Brown Bears 28-23 at Columbia Lions Week 12
2014 Nov 22, 2014 Brown Bears 41-7 at Brown Bears Week 13
2013 Nov 23, 2013 Brown Bears 48-7 at Columbia Lions Week 13
2012 Nov 17, 2012 Brown Bears 22-6 at Brown Bears Week 12
2011 Nov 19, 2011 Columbia Lions 35-28 at Columbia Lions Week 12
2010 Nov 20, 2010 Brown Bears 38-16 at Brown Bears Week 12
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009 Nov 21, 2009 Columbia Lions 28-14 at Columbia Lions Week 12
2008 Nov 22, 2008 Brown Bears 41-10 at Brown Bears Week 13
2007 Nov 17, 2007 Brown Bears 30-22 at Columbia Lions Week 12
2006 Nov 18, 2006 Columbia Lions 22-21 at Brown Bears Week 12
2005 Nov 19, 2005 Brown Bears 52-21 at Columbia Lions Week 12
2004 Nov 20, 2004 Brown Bears 33-21 at Brown Bears Week 13
2003 Nov 22, 2003 Brown Bears 42-10 at Columbia Lions Week 14
2002 Nov 23, 2002 Brown Bears 35-28 at Brown Bears Week 14
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1981 Nov 21, 1981 Brown Bears 23-20 at Brown Bears Week 12
1980 Nov 22, 1980 Brown Bears 31-13 at Columbia Lions Week 13
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Nov 17, 1979 Brown Bears 31-14 at Brown Bears Week 12
1978 Nov 18, 1978 Brown Bears 24-12 at Columbia Lions Week 12
1977 Nov 12, 1977 Brown Bears 21-14 at Brown Bears Week 11
1976 Nov 13, 1976 Brown Bears 28-17 at Columbia Lions Week 11
1975 Nov 22, 1975 Brown Bears 48-13 at Brown Bears Week 12
1974 Nov 23, 1974 Brown Bears 28-19 at Columbia Lions Week 12
1973 Nov 24, 1973 Brown Bears 37-14 at Brown Bears Week 13
1972 Nov 25, 1972 Columbia Lions 28-12 at Columbia Lions Week 12
1971 Nov 20, 1971 Columbia Lions 24-6 at Brown Bears Week 11
1970 Nov 21, 1970 Brown Bears 17-12 at Columbia Lions Week 13
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Nov 22, 1969 Columbia Lions 18-3 at Brown Bears Week 11
1968 Nov 23, 1968 Columbia Lions 46-20 at Columbia Lions Week 11
1967 Nov 25, 1967 Brown Bears 14-7 at Brown Bears Week 12
1966 Nov 19, 1966 Columbia Lions 40-38 at Columbia Lions Week 11
1965 Nov 20, 1965 Brown Bears 51-7 at Columbia Lions Week 11
1964 Nov 21, 1964 Brown Bears 7-0 at Brown Bears Week 11
1963 Sep 28, 1963 Columbia Lions 41-14 at Brown Bears Week 3
1962 Sep 29, 1962 Columbia Lions 22-20 at Columbia Lions Week 3
1961 Sep 30, 1961 Columbia Lions 50-0 at Brown Bears Week 3
1960 Sep 24, 1960 Columbia Lions 37-0 at Columbia Lions Week 3
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1959 Sep 26, 1959 Columbia Lions 21-6 at Brown Bears Week 3
1958 Sep 27, 1958 Brown Bears 22-0 at Columbia Lions Week 3
1957 Sep 28, 1957 Columbia Lions 23-20 at Brown Bears Week 3
1956 Sep 29, 1956 Brown Bears 20-0 at Columbia Lions Week 3
1955 Sep 24, 1955 Columbia Lions 14-12 at Columbia Lions Week 2
1954 Sep 25, 1954 Brown Bears 18-7 at Brown Bears Week 2
1952 Nov 22, 1952 Columbia Lions 14-0 at Columbia Lions Week 11
1951 Nov 24, 1951 Columbia Lions 29-14 at Columbia Lions Week 11
1950 Nov 23, 1950 Columbia Lions 33-0 at Brown Bears Week 11
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1949 Nov 19, 1949 Brown Bears 16-7 at Columbia Lions Week 11
1945 Oct 27, 1945 Columbia Lions 27-6 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1944 Nov 18, 1944 Brown Bears 12-0 at Columbia Lions Week 13
1942 Oct 10, 1942 Brown Bears 28-21 at Columbia Lions Week 5
1941 Oct 4, 1941 Columbia Lions 13-6 at Columbia Lions Week 3
1940 Nov 28, 1940 Tie 0-0 at Brown Bears Week 12
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1938 Nov 24, 1938 Brown Bears 36-27 at Brown Bears Week 11
1937 Oct 23, 1937 Brown Bears 7-6 at Columbia Lions Week 6
1935 Nov 23, 1935 Columbia Lions 18-0 at Columbia Lions Week 10
1934 Nov 10, 1934 Columbia Lions 39-0 at Columbia Lions Week 9
1932 Nov 12, 1932 Brown Bears 7-6 at Columbia Lions Week 9
1931 Nov 14, 1931 Columbia Lions 9-7 at Brown Bears Week 10
1930 Nov 15, 1930 Brown Bears 6-0 at Brown Bears Week 10
1910s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1919 Nov 27, 1919 Tie 7-7 at Columbia Lions Week 11
1900s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1902 Nov 8, 1902 Brown Bears 28-0 at Columbia Blue and White Week 9

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.