Columbia vs. Fordham
Columbia and Fordham have 16 meetings on file, the first in 1890; Fordham leads the series 10–6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Fordham 8–2, and Fordham has won the last 6. The winner takes home the Liberty Cup. Fordham holds it. Share
- Columbia wins
- 6
- Fordham wins
- 10
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1890
- Longest streak
- 6 Fordham
- Current streak
- 6 Fordham
- Last 10 meetings
- Fordham 8–2
- Most recent
- 2015
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1900s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 3–4 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 0–6 |
- Average margin
- 21.2 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Columbia
- 3–4 Columbia’s record at home
- At Fordham
- 0–1 Fordham’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 2–6 Columbia first
- Shutouts
- 3
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Liberty Cup
- Played for since
- —
- Held by
- Fordham
Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). The rivalry’s article counts the games for it: Fordham leads, 10–4. From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Liberty Cup.
Games that tell the story
- Columbia’s biggest win1902: Columbia 45, Fordham 0by 45 points
- Fordham’s biggest win2013: Fordham 52, Columbia 7by 45 points
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
From the newspapers
1902 · New-York tribune, Oct 9, 1902
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Sep 19, 2015 | Fordham 44, Columbia 24 | Coffey Field | ||
| Sep 20, 2014 | Fordham 49, Columbia 7 | at Columbia | ||
| Sep 21, 2013 | Fordham 52, Columbia 7 | Coffey Field | ||
| Sep 22, 2012 | Fordham 20, Columbia 13 | at Columbia | ||
| Sep 17, 2011 | Fordham 21, Columbia 14 | Coffey Field | ||
| Sep 18, 2010 | Fordham 16, Columbia 9 | at Columbia | ||
| Sep 19, 2009 | Columbia 40, Fordham 28 | Coffey Field | ||
| Sep 20, 2008 | Fordham 29, Columbia 22 | at Columbia | ||
| Sep 15, 2007 | Fordham 27, Columbia 10 | Coffey Field | ||
| Sep 16, 2006 | Columbia 37, Fordham 7 | at Columbia | ||
| Sep 17, 2005 | Columbia 23, Fordham 17 | Coffey Field | ||
| Sep 18, 2004 | Fordham 17, Columbia 14 | Neutral site | ||
| Sep 20, 2003 | Fordham 37, Columbia 30 | Neutral site | ||
| Sep 30, 1972 | Columbia 44, Fordham 0 | at Fordham | ||
| Oct 8, 1902 | Columbia 45, Fordham 0 | at Columbia | ||
| Oct 30, 1890 | Columbia 40, Fordham 0 | at Columbia |
Every game is listed as played on the field.