Harvard at Columbia

Saturday, November 4, 2017

Harvard beat Columbia 21–⁠14. It was their 55th meeting; after it, Harvard led the series 43–⁠11–⁠1.

AwayHarvard5–⁠5 in 2017
21
HomeColumbia8–⁠2 in 2017
14

Final at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, ManhattanAttendance 7,011

At kickoff
53°F, mostly cloudy, wind 9 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; La Guardia Airport (KLGA), 11 km from the stadium, nine minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Kelvin Hudson; umpire Chris Hogan; head linesman Peter Beratta; line judge J. Farnsworth; side judge Kyle Brownell; field judge Hugh Bentley; back judge Robert BittnerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Harvard0147021
Columbia700714

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Columbia 56% to win. Harvard won as Elo’s underdog.

Harvard leads 48–⁠13–⁠1 in 62 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Harvard 31, Columbia 14
2024Harvard 26, Columbia 6
2023Harvard 38, Columbia 24
2022Columbia 21, Harvard 20
2021Harvard 49, Columbia 21
2019Columbia 17, Harvard 10

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