Matchup Index

Columbia Lions vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Columbia Lions 21
Rutgers Scarlet Knights leads 23-21-5
5 ties
1870 to 1978
Rutgers Scarlet Knights have won 5 straight
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 23

Series timeline

▲ Columbia Lions ahead (peak +7) ▼ Rutgers Scarlet Knights ahead (peak +3)
1870: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 6-31872: Tied 0-01872: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 7-51873: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 5-41873: Columbia 4-31874: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 6-11874: Columbia 4-11875: Tied 1-11877: Columbia 1-01879: Tied 0-01880: Columbia 3-01881: Tied 0-01881: Columbia 1-01882: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 2-01884: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 35-51890: Tied 6-61891: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 44-01899: Columbia Blue and White 26-01900: Columbia Blue and White 11-01901: Columbia Blue and White 27-01902: Columbia Blue and White 43-01935: Columbia Lions 20-61946: Columbia Lions 13-71947: Columbia Lions 40-281948: Columbia Lions 27-61953: Columbia Lions 27-131954: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 45-121955: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 12-61956: Columbia Lions 18-121957: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 26-71958: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 61-01959: Columbia Lions 26-161960: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 43-21961: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 32-191962: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 22-61963: Columbia Lions 35-281964: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 38-351965: Columbia Lions 12-71966: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 37-341967: Columbia Lions 24-131968: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 28-171969: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 21-141970: Columbia Lions 30-141971: Columbia Lions 17-161972: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 6-31973: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 28-21975: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 41-01976: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 47-01978: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 69-0

Columbia Columbia Blue and White Columbia Lions Rutgers Scarlet Knights Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Columbia Lions 9 (1899–1953), Rutgers Scarlet Knights 5 (1972–1978). Current: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 5.

Splits

SplitColumbia Lions record
Regular season21-23-5
Hosted by Columbia Lions13-8-3
Hosted by Rutgers Scarlet Knights8-15-2
Last 10 seasons (1967 to 1978)3-7
Largest Columbia Lions win43-0 (1902)
Largest Rutgers Scarlet Knights win69-0 (1978)

In the record book

Every meeting

1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1978 Oct 28, 1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 69-0 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 9
1976 Oct 23, 1976 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 47-0 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 8
1975 Oct 25, 1975 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 41-0 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 8
1973 Oct 27, 1973 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 28-2 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 9
1972 Oct 28, 1972 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 6-3 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1971 Oct 23, 1971 Columbia Lions 17-16 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 7
1970 Oct 24, 1970 Columbia Lions 30-14 at Columbia Lions Week 9
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Oct 25, 1969 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 21-14 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 7
1968 Oct 26, 1968 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 28-17 at Columbia Lions Week 7
1967 Oct 28, 1967 Columbia Lions 24-13 at Columbia Lions Week 8
1966 Oct 22, 1966 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 37-34 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 7
1965 Oct 23, 1965 Columbia Lions 12-7 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 7
1964 Oct 24, 1964 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 38-35 at Columbia Lions Week 7
1963 Nov 23, 1963 Columbia Lions 35-28 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 11
1962 Nov 24, 1962 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 22-6 at Columbia Lions Week 11
1961 Nov 25, 1961 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 32-19 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 11
1960 Nov 19, 1960 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 43-2 at Columbia Lions Week 11
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1959 Nov 21, 1959 Columbia Lions 26-16 at Columbia Lions Week 11
1958 Nov 22, 1958 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 61-0 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 11
1957 Nov 23, 1957 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 26-7 at Columbia Lions Week 11
1956 Nov 24, 1956 Columbia Lions 18-12 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 11
1955 Nov 19, 1955 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 12-6 at Columbia Lions Week 10
1954 Nov 20, 1954 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 45-12 at Columbia Lions Week 10
1953 Nov 21, 1953 Columbia Lions 27-13 at Columbia Lions Week 10
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1948 Sep 25, 1948 Columbia Lions 27-6 at Columbia Lions Week 3
1947 Sep 27, 1947 Columbia Lions 40-28 at Columbia Lions Week 3
1946 Sep 28, 1946 Columbia Lions 13-7 at Columbia Lions Week 3
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1935 Oct 12, 1935 Columbia Lions 20-6 at Columbia Lions Week 4
1900s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1902 Oct 4, 1902 Columbia Blue and White 43-0 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 4
1901 Oct 2, 1901 Columbia Blue and White 27-0 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 3
1900 Oct 3, 1900 Columbia Blue and White 11-0 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 4
1890s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1899 Sep 30, 1899 Columbia Blue and White 26-0 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 4
1891 Oct 28, 1891 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 44-0 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 6
1890 Nov 15, 1890 Tie 6-6 at Columbia Week 7
1880s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1884 Oct 15, 1884 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 35-5 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 3
1882 Nov 9, 1882 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 2-0 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 6
1881 (1-0-1) Nov 8, 1881 Tie 0-0 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 6
Nov 23, 1881 Columbia 1-0 at Columbia Week 8
1880 Nov 13, 1880 Columbia 3-0 at Columbia Week 6
1870s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1879 Nov 20, 1879 Tie 0-0 at Columbia Week 7
1877 Nov 6, 1877 Columbia 1-0 at Columbia Week 3
1875 Nov 2, 1875 Tie 1-1 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 4
1874 (1-1) Oct 24, 1874 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 6-1 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 1
Nov 14, 1874 Columbia 4-1 at Columbia Week 4
1873 (1-1) Nov 1, 1873 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 5-4 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 3
Nov 8, 1873 Columbia 4-3 at Columbia Week 4
1872 (0-1-1) Nov 2, 1872 Tie 0-0 at Columbia Week 1
Nov 9, 1872 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 7-5 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 2
1870 Nov 5, 1870 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 6-3 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 1

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.