Football
The Lions head to Washington, D.C. to battle the Hoyas
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
1. Columbia won its fifth-straight season opener with the 38-3 victory over Marist (Sept. 17).
2. Alex Felkins' 53-yard field goal at Marist was a program record and sits as the third longest made field goal in the nation.
3. Joey Giorgi, in his first career start, finished with 103 yards and was one of three Ivy League running backs to break the century mark in week one.
4. Bryan Bell-Anderson returned an interception for a touchdown at Marist. He was the first Lion with a pick-six since 2013.
COACH TO CURE MD AWARENESS WEEKEND
Columbia will take part in the Coach To Cure MD Awareness weekend, where the staff will wear the Coach to Cure MD patches on the sideline in the Lions' game at Georgetown.
An initiative of Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, Coach to Cure MD was launched with the American Football Coaches Association in 2008. In just a few years, Coach To Cure MD grew to become nearly universal across all divisions of college football, and fans are now familiar with the bright green CTCMD logo patches coaches wear each year on the last weekend in September, and to hearing coaches explain the cause to fans.
Currently, there is no cure for Duchenne.
Fans can engage with Coach to Cure MD by using the hashtag #TackleDuchenne to spread the word on social media, by texting the word "CURE" to 501501 to give $25, or by donating in honor of their favorite coach on the CoachToCureMD.org website.
THE MATCHUP
Columbia (1-0) returns to the gridiron after taking its program record fifth-straight season opener when they visit the Georgetown Hoyas (1-2) in the seventh annual Lou Little Cup. Its a series that dates back to 1901 and honors the late Lou Little, who coached for both the Lions and the Hoyas.
Its the first visit to Washington, D.C., for the Lions since 2018, when Columbia took the matchup, 23-15. This will be the third time the Lions have made the trip to the nation's capital to face the Hoyas, with both teams having a win over the other. Overall, the Lions lead the eight-game series 5-3 and have won two out of the last three meetings.
THE LOU LITTLE CUP
Columbia and Georgetown compete in football for the rights to the Lou Little Trophy. Established in 2015, the trophy's namesake, Lou Little served as the head football coach at both institutions. Little coached at Georgetown from 1924-30 and helped bring the Hoyas into the modern era as he recorded a 41-12-13 record over six seasons, while also serving as athletics director. His .759 winning percentage is still the highest among Georgetown head coaches who have coached more than 20 games.
Little took over at Columbia in 1930 and continued his Hall of Fame career until 1956. At Columbia, he posted 110 victories and his most notable win came in the 1934 Rose Bowl, when the Lions defeated Stanford 7-0. Overall, his teams won 149 games, lost 122 and tied 11. The two schools signed on to officially play the Lou Little Cup series in 2015.
STARTING WITH A ROAR
Columbia scored quick and often and before the first quarter came to an end the Lions had built a 21-0 lead. The roaring start for Columbia led to a fifth-straight season opening win for the Lions, in a 38-3 win at Marist on Sept. 17. In the game, the Lions got a pair of touchdowns on the ground from Joey Giorgi and Ty'son Edwards to go along with Joe Green slinging two touchdowns of his own to lead a balanced Columbia attack.
ACCURATE JOE
Joe Green completed 15-of-21 attempts at Marist (Sept. 17) for a completion percentage of 71.4 percent. The mark gives him the most accurate day for an Ivy League quarterback in the League's opening weekend and places him fourth in the nation.
Columbia has partnered with SportsNet NY (SNY) to televise two games, the Lions' home-opener against Princeton on October 1 and homecoming against Dartmouth on October 22. This is the fifth consecutive year Columbia will be featured on the regional sports leader. With a total distribution of nearly 11 million homes, SNY is available to viewers throughout New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Northeastern Pennsylvania for a regional reach of 8.0 million households. Combined with national coverage on DIRECTV, Verizon FiOS, and AT&T U-Verse, SNY's total distribution is 11 million homes. SNY is the official television home of the New York Mets, New York Jets, and all things New York sports. As New York's leader in local sports TV coverage, SNY delivers the most comprehensive access to all of the Tri-State area's professional and collegiate sports teams through several nightly sports and entertainment programs.
BUY TICKETS FOR UPCOMING HOME GAMES
Season and single-game tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting www.gocolumbialions.com/tickets or calling 888-LIONS-11.
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September 22, 2022 at 08:22PM
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