Columbia Football Sets Preseason Practice Schedule
8/18/2017 11:30:00 AM | Football
NEW YORK—Patricia and Shepard Alexander Head Coach of Fooball Al Bagnoli and Columbia Football announced its 2017 preseason camp practice schedule on Friday. Listed below, Columbia will host 24 practices in preparation for its season opener on Saturday, Sept. 16 against Wagner at 1 p.m. at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium (Broadway and 218th Street).
Columbia opens practice on Monday, August 21. All practices are open to the public. It will practice in pads for the first time on Friday, August 25. The Lions are set to practice 11 times prior to hosting Montclair State in a preseason scrimmage at Robert K. Kraft Field on Friday, Sept. 1 at noon. Admission is free and open to the public.
Kickoff times and television designations for Columbia's 2017 Football schedule were announced on July 24. Click here for Columbia's complete 2017 football schedule.
The Lions return 13 starters (seven on offense and six on defense) and 59 letterwinners to a youthful and talented team that finished 3-7 overall and tied for a sixth place finish in the Ivy League with a 2-5 record. The 2016 Lions concluded their season with a victory at Brown, while five of their seven losses were decided by 10 or fewer points. Three All-Ivy League picks return in freshman placekicker Oren Milstein, junior defensive back Cameron Roane and junior defensive lineman Lord Hyeamang. Additionally, Columbia will return players who accounted for 88 percent (162 of 185) of its points scored, 82 percent (1,651 of 2,014) of its passing yards, 51 percent (1,037 of 2,014) of its receiving yards, 60 percent (3 of 5) of its starters on the offensive line and 49 percent (333 of 680) of its tackles in 2016.
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Following is a list of dates and times for Columbia's preseason practices:
2017 COLUMBIA FOOTBALL PRESEASON PRACTICE SCHEDULE
All practices take place at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium; all practices are open to the public; please note: dates and times subject to change.
Monday, August 21
First Day of Practice (1), 3-5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 22
Practice (2), 3-5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 23
Practice (3), 3-5:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 24
Practice (4), 3-5:30 p.m.
Friday, August 25
First Practice in Full Pads (5), 3-5:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 26
Practice (6), 3-5:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 27
Practice (7), 1:45-4:15 p.m.
Monday, August 28
Practice (8), 2:45-5:15 p.m.
Tuesday, August 29
Practice (9), 4:50-7 p.m.
Wednesday, August 30
Practice (10), 5:30-8 p.m.
Thursday, August 31
Practice (11), 3-5:30 p.m.
Friday, September 1
Scrimmage vs. Montclair State (at Robert K. Kraft Field), Noon (12)
Saturday, September 2
Photo and Media Day (team photos, headshots, all other photos), 9:30-11 a.m.
Practice (13), 4-6 p.m.
Sunday, September 3
Practice (14), 3-5:30 p.m.
Monday, September 4 (Labor Day)
Practice (15), 3-5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 5
Practice (16), 3:45-5:30 p.m. (First Day of Classes)
Wednesday, September 6
Players Day Off
Thursday, September 7
Practice (17), 3:45-5:30 p.m.
Friday, September 8
Practice (18), 3:45-6 p.m.
Saturday, September 9
Practice 19, 10-11:15 a.m.
Kick Off Cookout and Barbecue, Noon-1 p.m.
Monday, September 11-15
Game Week Practices Begin
Saturday, September 16
Game One: Wagner at Columbia, 1 p.m.
