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2008 Columbia

2–⁠8 (2–⁠5 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Columbia in 2008, game by game: lost vs. Fordham 22–29; lost at Towson 24–31; lost vs. Princeton 24–27; lost vs. Lafayette 3–13; lost at Pennsylvania 10–15; won vs. Dartmouth 21–13; lost at Yale 12–27; lost at Harvard 28–42; won vs. Cornell 17–7; lost at Brown 10–41+10−31Lost 22–29 vs. Fordham-7FordhamLost 24–31 at Towson-7TowsonLost 24–27 vs. Princeton-3PrincetonLost 3–13 vs. Lafayette-10LafayetteLost 10–15 at Pennsylvania-5PennsylvaniaWon 21–13 vs. Dartmouth+8DartmouthLost 12–27 at Yale-15YaleLost 28–42 at Harvard-14HarvardWon 17–7 vs. Cornell+10CornellLost 10–41 at Brown-31Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsFordhamL 22–⁠2938%
Sep 27atTowsonL 24–⁠3132%
Oct 4vsPrincetonL 24–⁠2737%
Oct 11vsLafayetteL 3–⁠1328%
Oct 18atPennsylvaniaL 10–⁠1519%
Oct 25vsDartmouthW 21–⁠1354%
Nov 1atYaleL 12–⁠2714%
Nov 8atHarvardL 28–⁠428%
Nov 15vsCornellW 17–⁠742%
Nov 22atBrownL 10–⁠4119%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 41–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
171–⁠245
Coach
—
Elo
1147 −30 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.1 No. 87 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Vinny Marino
Defensive coordinator
Aaron Kelton
Captains
Mike Brune, Jordan Davis and Drew Quinn

2008 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠19–⁠1
Brown6–⁠17–⁠3
Pennsylvania5–⁠26–⁠4
Yale4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠6
Cornell2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠52–⁠8
Dartmouth0–⁠70–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.