Matchup Index

Columbia Lions vs Cornell Big Red

Columbia Lions 36
Cornell Big Red leads 53-36-3
3 ties
1889 to 2025
Columbia Lions have won 5 straight
Next meeting: Nov 21, 2026, Cornell Big Red at Columbia Lions
Cornell Big Red 53

Series timeline

▼ Cornell Big Red ahead (peak +23)
1889: Cornell Big Red 20-01890: Cornell Big Red 36-01899: Cornell Big Red 29-01901: Cornell Big Red 24-01903: Columbia Blue and White 17-121904: Columbia Blue and White 12-61905: Columbia Blue and White 12-61920: Cornell Big Red 34-71921: Cornell Big Red 41-71922: Cornell Big Red 56-01923: Cornell Big Red 35-01924: Cornell Big Red 14-01925: Cornell Big Red 17-141926: Columbia Lions 17-91927: Tied 0-01928: Tied 0-01929: Cornell Big Red 12-61930: Columbia Lions 10-71931: Cornell Big Red 13-01932: Columbia Lions 6-01933: Columbia Lions 9-61934: Columbia Lions 14-01935: Tied 7-71936: Columbia Lions 20-131937: Cornell Big Red 14-01938: Cornell Big Red 23-71939: Cornell Big Red 13-71940: Cornell Big Red 27-01941: Columbia Lions 7-01942: Columbia Lions 14-131943: Cornell Big Red 33-61944: Cornell Big Red 25-71945: Columbia Lions 34-261946: Cornell Big Red 12-01947: Columbia Lions 22-01948: Cornell Big Red 20-131949: Cornell Big Red 54-01950: Columbia Lions 20-191951: Columbia Lions 21-201952: Cornell Big Red 21-141953: Cornell Big Red 27-131954: Cornell Big Red 26-01955: Cornell Big Red 34-191956: Columbia Lions 25-191957: Cornell Big Red 8-01958: Cornell Big Red 25-01959: Cornell Big Red 13-71960: Columbia Lions 44-61961: Columbia Lions 35-71962: Columbia Lions 25-211963: Cornell Big Red 18-171964: Cornell Big Red 57-201965: Cornell Big Red 20-61966: Cornell Big Red 31-61967: Cornell Big Red 27-141968: Columbia Lions 34-251969: Cornell Big Red 10-31970: Cornell Big Red 31-201971: Cornell Big Red 24-211972: Columbia Lions 14-01973: Cornell Big Red 44-141974: Cornell Big Red 24-01975: Columbia Lions 42-191976: Columbia Lions 35-171977: Cornell Big Red 20-71978: Cornell Big Red 35-141979: Cornell Big Red 24-71980: Cornell Big Red 24-01981: Cornell Big Red 15-92002: Cornell Big Red 17-142003: Columbia Lions 34-212004: Cornell Big Red 32-262005: Cornell Big Red 45-72006: Columbia Lions 21-142007: Cornell Big Red 34-142008: Columbia Lions 17-72009: Columbia Lions 30-202010: Columbia Lions 20-172011: Cornell Big Red 62-412012: Columbia Lions 34-172013: Cornell Big Red 24-92014: Cornell Big Red 30-272015: Cornell Big Red 3-02016: Cornell Big Red 42-402017: Columbia Lions 18-82018: Columbia Lions 24-212019: Cornell Big Red 35-92021: Columbia Lions 34-262022: Columbia Lions 45-222023: Columbia Lions 29-142024: Columbia Lions 17-92025: Columbia Lions 29-12

Columbia Columbia Blue and White Columbia Lions Cornell Big Red Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Columbia Lions 5 (2021–2025), Cornell Big Red 6 (1920–1925). Current: Columbia Lions 5.

Splits

SplitColumbia Lions record
Regular season36-53-3
Hosted by Columbia Lions23-23-1
Hosted by Cornell Big Red13-30-2
Last 10 seasons (2015 to 2025)7-3
Largest Columbia Lions win44-6 (1960)
Largest Cornell Big Red win56-0 (1922)

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025 Nov 22, 2025 Columbia Lions 29-12 at Cornell Big Red Week 13
2024 Nov 23, 2024 Columbia Lions 17-9 at Columbia Lions Week 13
2023 Nov 18, 2023 Columbia Lions 29-14 at Cornell Big Red Week 13
2022 Nov 19, 2022 Columbia Lions 45-22 at Columbia Lions Week 13
2021 Nov 20, 2021 Columbia Lions 34-26 at Cornell Big Red Week 13
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019 Nov 23, 2019 Cornell Big Red 35-9 at Cornell Big Red Week 14
2018 Nov 17, 2018 Columbia Lions 24-21 at Columbia Lions Week 13
2017 Nov 11, 2017 Columbia Lions 18-8 at Cornell Big Red Week 12
2016 Nov 12, 2016 Cornell Big Red 42-40 at Columbia Lions Week 12
2015 Nov 14, 2015 Cornell Big Red 3-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 11
2014 Nov 15, 2014 Cornell Big Red 30-27 at Columbia Lions Week 12
2013 Nov 16, 2013 Cornell Big Red 24-9 at Cornell Big Red Week 12
2012 Nov 10, 2012 Columbia Lions 34-17 at Columbia Lions Week 11
2011 Nov 12, 2011 Cornell Big Red 62-41 at Cornell Big Red Week 11
2010 Nov 13, 2010 Columbia Lions 20-17 at Columbia Lions Week 11
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009 Nov 14, 2009 Columbia Lions 30-20 at Cornell Big Red Week 11
2008 Nov 15, 2008 Columbia Lions 17-7 at Columbia Lions Week 12
2007 Nov 10, 2007 Cornell Big Red 34-14 at Cornell Big Red Week 11
2006 Nov 11, 2006 Columbia Lions 21-14 at Columbia Lions Week 11
2005 Nov 12, 2005 Cornell Big Red 45-7 at Cornell Big Red Week 11
2004 Nov 13, 2004 Cornell Big Red 32-26 at Columbia Lions Week 12
2003 Nov 15, 2003 Columbia Lions 34-21 at Cornell Big Red Week 13
2002 Nov 16, 2002 Cornell Big Red 17-14 at Columbia Lions Week 13
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1981 Nov 14, 1981 Cornell Big Red 15-9 at Cornell Big Red Week 11
1980 Nov 15, 1980 Cornell Big Red 24-0 at Columbia Lions Week 12
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Nov 10, 1979 Cornell Big Red 24-7 at Cornell Big Red Week 11
1978 Nov 11, 1978 Cornell Big Red 35-14 at Columbia Lions Week 11
1977 Nov 5, 1977 Cornell Big Red 20-7 at Cornell Big Red Week 10
1976 Nov 6, 1976 Columbia Lions 35-17 at Columbia Lions Week 10
1975 Nov 1, 1975 Columbia Lions 42-19 at Cornell Big Red Week 9
1974 Nov 2, 1974 Cornell Big Red 24-0 at Columbia Lions Week 9
1973 Nov 3, 1973 Cornell Big Red 44-14 at Cornell Big Red Week 10
1972 Nov 4, 1972 Columbia Lions 14-0 at Columbia Lions Week 9
1971 Oct 30, 1971 Cornell Big Red 24-21 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
1970 Oct 31, 1970 Cornell Big Red 31-20 at Columbia Lions Week 10
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Nov 1, 1969 Cornell Big Red 10-3 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
1968 Nov 2, 1968 Columbia Lions 34-25 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1967 Nov 4, 1967 Cornell Big Red 27-14 at Cornell Big Red Week 9
1966 Oct 29, 1966 Cornell Big Red 31-6 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1965 Oct 30, 1965 Cornell Big Red 20-6 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
1964 Oct 31, 1964 Cornell Big Red 57-20 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1963 Nov 2, 1963 Cornell Big Red 18-17 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
1962 Nov 3, 1962 Columbia Lions 25-21 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1961 Nov 4, 1961 Columbia Lions 35-7 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
1960 Oct 29, 1960 Columbia Lions 44-6 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1959 Oct 31, 1959 Cornell Big Red 13-7 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
1958 Nov 1, 1958 Cornell Big Red 25-0 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1957 Nov 2, 1957 Cornell Big Red 8-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
1956 Nov 3, 1956 Columbia Lions 25-19 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1955 Oct 29, 1955 Cornell Big Red 34-19 at Cornell Big Red Week 7
1954 Oct 30, 1954 Cornell Big Red 26-0 at Columbia Lions Week 7
1953 Oct 31, 1953 Cornell Big Red 27-13 at Cornell Big Red Week 7
1952 Nov 1, 1952 Cornell Big Red 21-14 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1951 Nov 3, 1951 Columbia Lions 21-20 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
1950 Nov 4, 1950 Columbia Lions 20-19 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1949 Oct 29, 1949 Cornell Big Red 54-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
1948 Oct 30, 1948 Cornell Big Red 20-13 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1947 Nov 1, 1947 Columbia Lions 22-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
1946 Nov 2, 1946 Cornell Big Red 12-0 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1945 Nov 3, 1945 Columbia Lions 34-26 at Columbia Lions Week 9
1944 Nov 4, 1944 Cornell Big Red 25-7 at Columbia Lions Week 11
1943 Oct 30, 1943 Cornell Big Red 33-6 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
1942 Oct 31, 1942 Columbia Lions 14-13 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1941 Nov 1, 1941 Columbia Lions 7-0 at Columbia Lions Week 7
1940 Nov 2, 1940 Cornell Big Red 27-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1939 Nov 4, 1939 Cornell Big Red 13-7 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
1938 Oct 29, 1938 Cornell Big Red 23-7 at Columbia Lions Week 7
1937 Oct 30, 1937 Cornell Big Red 14-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 7
1936 Oct 31, 1936 Columbia Lions 20-13 at Columbia Lions Week 7
1935 Nov 2, 1935 Tie 7-7 at Cornell Big Red Week 7
1934 Nov 3, 1934 Columbia Lions 14-0 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1933 Nov 4, 1933 Columbia Lions 9-6 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
1932 Oct 29, 1932 Columbia Lions 6-0 at Columbia Lions Week 7
1931 Oct 31, 1931 Cornell Big Red 13-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
1930 Nov 1, 1930 Columbia Lions 10-7 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1920s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1929 Nov 2, 1929 Cornell Big Red 12-6 at Cornell Big Red Week 7
1928 Nov 3, 1928 Tie 0-0 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1927 Oct 29, 1927 Tie 0-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 7
1926 Oct 30, 1926 Columbia Lions 17-9 at Columbia Lions Week 7
1925 Oct 31, 1925 Cornell Big Red 17-14 at Columbia Lions Week 7
1924 Nov 1, 1924 Cornell Big Red 14-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 7
1923 Nov 10, 1923 Cornell Big Red 35-0 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1922 Nov 4, 1922 Cornell Big Red 56-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 7
1921 Nov 5, 1921 Cornell Big Red 41-7 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1920 Nov 13, 1920 Cornell Big Red 34-7 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
1900s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1905 Nov 18, 1905 Columbia Blue and White 12-6 at Cornell Big Red Week 10
1904 Nov 12, 1904 Columbia Blue and White 12-6 at Columbia Blue and White Week 9
1903 Nov 14, 1903 Columbia Blue and White 17-12 at Cornell Big Red Week 10
1901 Nov 16, 1901 Cornell Big Red 24-0 at Columbia Blue and White Week 9
1890s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1899 Nov 7, 1899 Cornell Big Red 29-0 at Columbia Blue and White Week 10
1890 Nov 22, 1890 Cornell Big Red 36-0 at Cornell Big Red Week 8
1880s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1889 Nov 26, 1889 Cornell Big Red 20-0 at Columbia Week 10

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.