Columbia vs. Stanford
Columbia and Stanford have 3 meetings on file, the first in 1933; Columbia leads the series 2–0–1 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Columbia 2–0. Share
- Columbia wins
- 2
- Stanford wins
- 0
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1933
- Longest streak
- 2 Columbia
- Current streak
- 0 tie
- Last 10 meetings
- Columbia 2–0
- Most recent
- 1937
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 4.7 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Columbia
- 0–0–1 Columbia’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 2–0 Columbia first
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Coach against coach
| Years | Columbia | Series | Stanford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933–1937 | Lou Little | 2–0–1 | Tiny Thornhill |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Columbia’s side (Little 2–0–1 against Thornhill). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
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.
Stars of the series
Named most valuable
| Cliff Montgomery Columbia | 1933 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
From the newspapers

1933 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Jan 2, 1934

1936 · Imperial Valley press, Nov 29, 1936

1937 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 28, 1937
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
| Nov 27, 1937 | Columbia 0, Stanford 0 | at Columbia | ||
| Nov 28, 1936 | Columbia 7, Stanford 0 | Neutral site | ||
| Jan 1, 1934 | Columbia 7, Stanford 0 | Neutral site | Rose Bowl |
Every game is listed as played on the field.