Matchup Index

Columbia Lions vs Princeton Tigers

Columbia Lions 12
Princeton Tigers leads 62-12-1
1 tie
1874 to 2026
Princeton Tigers have won 2 straight
Princeton Tigers 62

Series timeline

▼ Princeton Tigers ahead (peak +50)
1874: Princeton Tigers 6-01875: Princeton Tigers 6-21876: Princeton Tigers 3-01877: Princeton Tigers 4-01879: Princeton Tigers 2-01881: Princeton Tigers 1-01882: Princeton Tigers 8-01882: Princeton Tigers 3-01889: Princeton Tigers 71-01890: Princeton Tigers 85-01899: Princeton Tigers 11-01900: Columbia Blue and White 6-51902: Princeton Tigers 21-01905: Princeton Tigers 12-01932: Columbia Lions 20-71933: Princeton Tigers 20-01939: Princeton Tigers 14-71941: Columbia Lions 21-01943: Princeton Tigers 26-71945: Columbia Lions 32-71948: Princeton Tigers 16-141952: Princeton Tigers 14-01953: Princeton Tigers 20-191954: Princeton Tigers 54-201955: Princeton Tigers 20-71956: Princeton Tigers 39-01957: Princeton Tigers 47-61958: Princeton Tigers 43-81959: Princeton Tigers 22-01960: Princeton Tigers 49-01961: Princeton Tigers 30-201962: Princeton Tigers 33-01963: Princeton Tigers 7-61964: Princeton Tigers 23-131965: Princeton Tigers 31-01966: Princeton Tigers 14-121967: Princeton Tigers 28-141968: Princeton Tigers 44-161969: Princeton Tigers 21-71970: Princeton Tigers 24-221971: Columbia Lions 22-201972: Tied 0-01973: Columbia Lions 14-131974: Princeton Tigers 40-131975: Princeton Tigers 27-71976: Princeton Tigers 9-61977: Princeton Tigers 28-71978: Columbia Lions 14-101979: Princeton Tigers 35-71980: Princeton Tigers 31-191981: Princeton Tigers 21-142002: Princeton Tigers 35-322003: Columbia Lions 33-272004: Princeton Tigers 27-262005: Princeton Tigers 43-32006: Princeton Tigers 19-62007: Princeton Tigers 42-322008: Princeton Tigers 27-242009: Columbia Lions 38-02010: Columbia Lions 42-142011: Princeton Tigers 24-212012: Princeton Tigers 33-62013: Princeton Tigers 53-72014: Princeton Tigers 38-62015: Princeton Tigers 10-52016: Princeton Tigers 48-132017: Columbia Lions 28-242018: Princeton Tigers 45-102019: Princeton Tigers 21-102021: Princeton Tigers 24-72022: Princeton Tigers 24-62023: Princeton Tigers 10-72024: Columbia Lions 34-172025: Princeton Tigers 17-102026: Princeton Tigers 35-7

Columbia Columbia Blue and White Columbia Lions Princeton Tigers Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Columbia Lions 2 (2009–2010), Princeton Tigers 20 (1948–1970). Current: Princeton Tigers 2.

Splits

SplitColumbia Lions record
Regular season12-62-1
Hosted by Columbia Lions7-31
Hosted by Princeton Tigers5-31-1
Last 10 seasons (2016 to 2026)2-8
Largest Columbia Lions win38-0 (2009)
Largest Princeton Tigers win85-0 (1890)

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2026 Oct 3, 2026 Princeton Tigers 35-7 at Columbia Lions Week 5
2025 Oct 3, 2025 Princeton Tigers 17-10 at Princeton Tigers Week 6
2024 Oct 5, 2024 Columbia Lions 34-17 at Columbia Lions Week 6
2023 Sep 29, 2023 Princeton Tigers 10-7 at Princeton Tigers Week 6
2022 Oct 1, 2022 Princeton Tigers 24-6 at Columbia Lions Week 6
2021 Oct 2, 2021 Princeton Tigers 24-7 at Princeton Tigers Week 6
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019 Oct 5, 2019 Princeton Tigers 21-10 at Princeton Tigers Week 7
2018 Sep 28, 2018 Princeton Tigers 45-10 at Columbia Lions Week 6
2017 Sep 30, 2017 Columbia Lions 28-24 at Princeton Tigers Week 6
2016 Oct 1, 2016 Princeton Tigers 48-13 at Columbia Lions Week 6
2015 Oct 2, 2015 Princeton Tigers 10-5 at Princeton Tigers Week 5
2014 Oct 4, 2014 Princeton Tigers 38-6 at Columbia Lions Week 6
2013 Oct 5, 2013 Princeton Tigers 53-7 at Princeton Tigers Week 6
2012 Sep 29, 2012 Princeton Tigers 33-6 at Columbia Lions Week 5
2011 Oct 1, 2011 Princeton Tigers 24-21 at Princeton Tigers Week 5
2010 Oct 2, 2010 Columbia Lions 42-14 at Columbia Lions Week 5
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009 Oct 3, 2009 Columbia Lions 38-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 5
2008 Oct 4, 2008 Princeton Tigers 27-24 at Columbia Lions Week 6
2007 Sep 29, 2007 Princeton Tigers 42-32 at Princeton Tigers Week 5
2006 Sep 30, 2006 Princeton Tigers 19-6 at Columbia Lions Week 5
2005 Oct 1, 2005 Princeton Tigers 43-3 at Princeton Tigers Week 5
2004 Oct 2, 2004 Princeton Tigers 27-26 at Columbia Lions Week 6
2003 Oct 4, 2003 Columbia Lions 33-27 at Princeton Tigers Week 7
2002 Oct 5, 2002 Princeton Tigers 35-32 at Columbia Lions Week 7
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1981 Oct 10, 1981 Princeton Tigers 21-14 at Princeton Tigers Week 6
1980 Oct 11, 1980 Princeton Tigers 31-19 at Columbia Lions Week 7
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Oct 13, 1979 Princeton Tigers 35-7 at Princeton Tigers Week 7
1978 Oct 14, 1978 Columbia Lions 14-10 at Columbia Lions Week 7
1977 Oct 8, 1977 Princeton Tigers 28-7 at Princeton Tigers Week 6
1976 Oct 9, 1976 Princeton Tigers 9-6 at Columbia Lions Week 6
1975 Oct 4, 1975 Princeton Tigers 27-7 at Columbia Lions Week 5
1974 Oct 5, 1974 Princeton Tigers 40-13 at Princeton Tigers Week 5
1973 Oct 6, 1973 Columbia Lions 14-13 at Columbia Lions Week 6
1972 Oct 7, 1972 Tie 0-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 5
1971 Oct 2, 1971 Columbia Lions 22-20 at Columbia Lions Week 4
1970 Oct 3, 1970 Princeton Tigers 24-22 at Princeton Tigers Week 6
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Oct 4, 1969 Princeton Tigers 21-7 at Columbia Lions Week 4
1968 Oct 5, 1968 Princeton Tigers 44-16 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1967 Oct 7, 1967 Princeton Tigers 28-14 at Columbia Lions Week 5
1966 Oct 1, 1966 Princeton Tigers 14-12 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1965 Oct 2, 1965 Princeton Tigers 31-0 at Columbia Lions Week 4
1964 Oct 3, 1964 Princeton Tigers 23-13 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1963 Oct 5, 1963 Princeton Tigers 7-6 at Columbia Lions Week 4
1962 Oct 6, 1962 Princeton Tigers 33-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1961 Oct 7, 1961 Princeton Tigers 30-20 at Columbia Lions Week 4
1960 Oct 1, 1960 Princeton Tigers 49-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1959 Oct 3, 1959 Princeton Tigers 22-0 at Columbia Lions Week 4
1958 Oct 4, 1958 Princeton Tigers 43-8 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1957 Oct 5, 1957 Princeton Tigers 47-6 at Columbia Lions Week 4
1956 Oct 6, 1956 Princeton Tigers 39-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1955 Oct 1, 1955 Princeton Tigers 20-7 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1954 Oct 2, 1954 Princeton Tigers 54-20 at Columbia Lions Week 3
1953 Oct 3, 1953 Princeton Tigers 20-19 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1952 Sep 27, 1952 Princeton Tigers 14-0 at Columbia Lions Week 3
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1948 Oct 23, 1948 Princeton Tigers 16-14 at Columbia Lions Week 7
1945 Nov 17, 1945 Columbia Lions 32-7 at Princeton Tigers Week 11
1943 Oct 2, 1943 Princeton Tigers 26-7 at Columbia Lions Week 4
1941 Oct 11, 1941 Columbia Lions 21-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1939 Oct 21, 1939 Princeton Tigers 14-7 at Columbia Lions Week 6
1933 Oct 21, 1933 Princeton Tigers 20-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 6
1932 Oct 8, 1932 Columbia Lions 20-7 at Columbia Lions Week 4
1900s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1905 Oct 28, 1905 Princeton Tigers 12-0 at Columbia Blue and White Week 7
1902 Oct 25, 1902 Princeton Tigers 21-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 7
1900 Nov 6, 1900 Columbia Blue and White 6-5 at Columbia Blue and White Week 9
1890s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1899 Oct 14, 1899 Princeton Tigers 11-0 at Columbia Blue and White Week 6
1890 Nov 4, 1890 Princeton Tigers 85-0 at Columbia Week 6
1880s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1889 Nov 6, 1889 Princeton Tigers 71-0 at Columbia Week 7
1882 (0-2) Nov 7, 1882 Princeton Tigers 8-0 at Columbia Week 6
Nov 25, 1882 Princeton Tigers 3-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 8
1881 Nov 12, 1881 Princeton Tigers 1-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 6
1870s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1879 Nov 1, 1879 Princeton Tigers 2-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1877 Nov 24, 1877 Princeton Tigers 4-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 5
1876 Nov 11, 1876 Princeton Tigers 3-0 at Columbia Week 2
1875 Nov 13, 1875 Princeton Tigers 6-2 at Princeton Tigers Week 5
1874 Nov 7, 1874 Princeton Tigers 6-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 3

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.