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Columbia vs Yale Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Columbia and Yale.
PROGRAM ONEColumbia17 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD17–63–2WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOYale63 recorded wins
82Recorded meetings
1872Earliest documented
2026Most recent season
2Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME
Head-to-head timeline
Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.
- 1872Columbia0 — 3Yale
- 1874Columbia1 — 5Yale
- 1874Columbia1 — 6Yale
- 1875Columbia3 — 2Yale
- 1876Columbia0 — 2Yale
- 1879Columbia0 — 2Yale
- 1880Columbia0 — 13Yale
- 1881Columbia0 — 1Yale
- 1882Columbia0 — 11Yale
- 1883Columbia0 — 93Yale
- 1889Columbia0 — 62Yale
- 1899Columbia5 — 0Yale
- 1900Columbia5 — 12Yale
- 1901Columbia5 — 10Yale
- 1903Columbia0 — 25Yale
- 1904Columbia0 — 34Yale
- 1905Columbia0 — 53Yale
- 1934Columbia12 — 6Yale
- 1938Columbia27 — 14Yale
- 1939Columbia7 — 10Yale
- 1943Columbia7 — 20Yale
- 1944Columbia10 — 27Yale
- 1945Columbia27 — 13Yale
- 1946Columbia28 — 20Yale
- 1947Columbia7 — 17Yale
- 1948Columbia34 — 28Yale
- 1949Columbia7 — 33Yale
- 1950Columbia14 — 20Yale
- 1951Columbia14 — 0Yale
- 1952Columbia28 — 35Yale
- 1953Columbia7 — 13Yale
- 1954Columbia7 — 13Yale
- 1955Columbia14 — 46Yale
- 1956Columbia19 — 33Yale
- 1957Columbia0 — 19Yale
- 1958Columbia13 — 0Yale
- 1959Columbia0 — 14Yale
- 1960Columbia8 — 30Yale
- 1961Columbia11 — 0Yale
- 1962Columbia14 — 10Yale
- 1963Columbia7 — 19Yale
- 1964Columbia9 — 9Yale
- 1965Columbia21 — 7Yale
- 1966Columbia21 — 44Yale
- 1967Columbia7 — 21Yale
- 1968Columbia7 — 29Yale
- 1969Columbia6 — 41Yale
- 1970Columbia15 — 32Yale
- 1971Columbia15 — 14Yale
- 1972Columbia14 — 28Yale
- 1973Columbia0 — 29Yale
- 1974Columbia2 — 42Yale
- 1975Columbia7 — 34Yale
- 1976Columbia6 — 37Yale
- 1977Columbia20 — 42Yale
- 1978Columbia3 — 3Yale
- 1979Columbia7 — 37Yale
- 1980Columbia10 — 30Yale
- 1981Columbia17 — 48Yale
- 2003Columbia14 — 29Yale
- 2004Columbia14 — 21Yale
- 2005Columbia3 — 37Yale
- 2006Columbia3 — 21Yale
- 2007Columbia7 — 28Yale
- 2008Columbia12 — 27Yale
- 2009Columbia22 — 23Yale
- 2010Columbia28 — 31Yale
- 2011Columbia13 — 16Yale
- 2012Columbia26 — 22Yale
- 2013Columbia12 — 53Yale
- 2014Columbia7 — 25Yale
- 2015Columbia17 — 7Yale
- 2016Columbia23 — 31Yale
- 2017Columbia6 — 23Yale
- 2018Columbia17 — 10Yale
- 2019Columbia10 — 45Yale
- 2021Columbia30 — 37Yale
- 2022Columbia16 — 41Yale
- 2023Columbia7 — 35Yale
- 2024Columbia13 — 10Yale
- 2025Columbia10 — 24Yale
- 2026Columbia8 — 26Yale
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Columbia vs Yale | 8–26 | Yale won |
| 2025 | Columbia vs Yale | 10–24 | Yale won |
| 2024 | Columbia vs Yale | 13–10 | Columbia won |
| 2023 | Columbia vs Yale | 7–35 | Yale won |
| 2022 | Columbia vs Yale | 16–41 | Yale won |
| 2021 | Columbia vs Yale | 30–37 | Yale won |
| 2019 | Columbia vs Yale | 10–45 | Yale won |
| 2018 | Columbia vs Yale | 17–10 | Columbia won |
| 2017 | Columbia vs Yale | 6–23 | Yale won |
| 2016 | Columbia vs Yale | 23–31 | Yale won |
| 2015 | Columbia vs Yale | 17–7 | Columbia won |
| 2014 | Columbia vs Yale | 7–25 | Yale won |
| 2013 | Columbia vs Yale | 12–53 | Yale won |
| 2012 | Columbia vs Yale | 26–22 | Columbia won |
| 2011 | Columbia vs Yale | 13–16 | Yale won |
| 2010 | Columbia vs Yale | 28–31 | Yale won |
| 2009 | Columbia vs Yale | 22–23 | Yale won |
| 2008 | Columbia vs Yale | 12–27 | Yale won |
| 2007 | Columbia vs Yale | 7–28 | Yale won |
| 2006 | Columbia vs Yale | 3–21 | Yale won |
| 2005 | Columbia vs Yale | 3–37 | Yale won |
| 2004 | Columbia vs Yale | 14–21 | Yale won |
| 2003 | Columbia vs Yale | 14–29 | Yale won |
| 1981 | Columbia vs Yale | 17–48 | Yale won |
| 1980 | Columbia vs Yale | 10–30 | Yale won |
| 1979 | Columbia vs Yale | 7–37 | Yale won |
| 1978 | Columbia vs Yale | 3–3 | Tie |
| 1977 | Columbia vs Yale | 20–42 | Yale won |
| 1976 | Columbia vs Yale | 6–37 | Yale won |
| 1975 | Columbia vs Yale | 7–34 | Yale won |
| 1974 | Columbia vs Yale | 2–42 | Yale won |
| 1973 | Columbia vs Yale | 0–29 | Yale won |
| 1972 | Columbia vs Yale | 14–28 | Yale won |
| 1971 | Columbia vs Yale | 15–14 | Columbia won |
| 1970 | Columbia vs Yale | 15–32 | Yale won |
| 1969 | Columbia vs Yale | 6–41 | Yale won |
| 1968 | Columbia vs Yale | 7–29 | Yale won |
| 1967 | Columbia vs Yale | 7–21 | Yale won |
| 1966 | Columbia vs Yale | 21–44 | Yale won |
| 1965 | Columbia vs Yale | 21–7 | Columbia won |
| 1964 | Columbia vs Yale | 9–9 | Tie |
| 1963 | Columbia vs Yale | 7–19 | Yale won |
| 1962 | Columbia vs Yale | 14–10 | Columbia won |
| 1961 | Columbia vs Yale | 11–0 | Columbia won |
| 1960 | Columbia vs Yale | 8–30 | Yale won |
| 1959 | Columbia vs Yale | 0–14 | Yale won |
| 1958 | Columbia vs Yale | 13–0 | Columbia won |
| 1957 | Columbia vs Yale | 0–19 | Yale won |
| 1956 | Columbia vs Yale | 19–33 | Yale won |
| 1955 | Columbia vs Yale | 14–46 | Yale won |
| 1954 | Columbia vs Yale | 7–13 | Yale won |
| 1953 | Columbia vs Yale | 7–13 | Yale won |
| 1952 | Columbia vs Yale | 28–35 | Yale won |
| 1951 | Columbia vs Yale | 14–0 | Columbia won |
| 1950 | Columbia vs Yale | 14–20 | Yale won |
| 1949 | Columbia vs Yale | 7–33 | Yale won |
| 1948 | Columbia vs Yale | 34–28 | Columbia won |
| 1947 | Columbia vs Yale | 7–17 | Yale won |
| 1946 | Columbia vs Yale | 28–20 | Columbia won |
| 1945 | Columbia vs Yale | 27–13 | Columbia won |
| 1944 | Columbia vs Yale | 10–27 | Yale won |
| 1943 | Columbia vs Yale | 7–20 | Yale won |
| 1939 | Columbia vs Yale | 7–10 | Yale won |
| 1938 | Columbia vs Yale | 27–14 | Columbia won |
| 1934 | Columbia vs Yale | 12–6 | Columbia won |
| 1905 | Columbia vs Yale | 0–53 | Yale won |
| 1904 | Columbia vs Yale | 0–34 | Yale won |
| 1903 | Columbia vs Yale | 0–25 | Yale won |
| 1901 | Columbia vs Yale | 5–10 | Yale won |
| 1900 | Columbia vs Yale | 5–12 | Yale won |
| 1899 | Columbia vs Yale | 5–0 | Columbia won |
| 1889 | Columbia vs Yale | 0–62 | Yale won |
| 1883 | Columbia vs Yale | 0–93 | Yale won |
| 1882 | Columbia vs Yale | 0–11 | Yale won |
| 1881 | Columbia vs Yale | 0–1 | Yale won |
| 1880 | Columbia vs Yale | 0–13 | Yale won |
| 1879 | Columbia vs Yale | 0–2 | Yale won |
| 1876 | Columbia vs Yale | 0–2 | Yale won |
| 1875 | Columbia vs Yale | 3–2 | Columbia won |
| 1874 | Columbia vs Yale | 1–6 | Yale won |
| 1874 | Columbia vs Yale | 1–5 | Yale won |
| 1872 | Columbia vs Yale | 0–3 | Yale won |
OUR DATA STANDARD
Sources and historical coverage
These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.
Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.