Jon Poppe
American football coach (born 1984)
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Jonathan Poppe (born December 22, 1984) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Columbia University, a position he has held since 2024.[1] He was the head football coach for Union College in 2023.[2][3][4] He also coached for King's, Springfield, Holy Cross, Harvard,[5] and Columbia.[6] He played college football for Williams as a defensive back.[7]
Poppe in 2024 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Columbia |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 9–11 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 22, 1984 Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2006 | Williams |
| Position | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007 | King's (PA) (intern) |
| 2008–2009 | Springfield (GA) |
| 2010 | Holy Cross (assistant DB) |
| 2011–2014 | Harvard (assistant DB) |
| 2015–2017 | Columbia (DB) |
| 2018–2022 | Harvard (ST/DB) |
| 2023 | Union (NY) |
| 2024–present | Columbia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–13 |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Ivy League (2024) | |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | AFCA° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Garnet Chargers (Liberty League) (2023) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Union | 10–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 21 | 20 | ||
| Union: | 10–2 | 5–1 | |||||||
| Columbia Lions (Ivy League) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Columbia | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 2025 | Columbia | 2–8 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| Columbia: | 9–11 | 6–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 19–13 | ||||||||
