Columbia vs. Virginia
Columbia and Virginia have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1931; Columbia leads the series 4–0 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Columbia 4–0, and Columbia has won the last 4. Share
- Columbia wins
- 4
- Virginia wins
- 0
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1931
- Longest streak
- 4 Columbia
- Current streak
- 4 Columbia
- Last 10 meetings
- Columbia 4–0
- Most recent
- 1938
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 22.8 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Columbia
- 4–0 Columbia’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Coach against coach
| Years | Columbia | Series | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931–1933 | Lou Little | 3–0 | Fred Dawson |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Columbia’s side (Little 3–0 against Dawson). 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.
From the newspapers

1931 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 8, 1931

1938 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Nov 7, 1938
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 5, 1938 | Columbia 39, Virginia 0 | at Columbia | ||
| Oct 14, 1933 | Columbia 15, Virginia 6 | at Columbia | ||
| Oct 15, 1932 | Columbia 22, Virginia 6 | at Columbia | ||
| Nov 7, 1931 | Columbia 27, Virginia 0 | at Columbia |
Every game is listed as played on the field.