2009 Columbia

4–⁠6 (3–⁠4 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Columbia in 2009, game by game: won vs. Fordham 40–28; lost vs. Central Connecticut 13–22; won at Princeton 38–0; lost at Lafayette 21–24; lost vs. Pennsylvania 13–27; lost at Dartmouth 6–28; lost vs. Yale 22–23; lost vs. Harvard 14–34; won at Cornell 30–20; won vs. Brown 28–14+38−22Won 40–28 vs. Fordham+12FordhamLost 13–22 vs. Central Connecticut-9Central Connect…Won 38–0 at Princeton+38PrincetonLost 21–24 at Lafayette-3LafayetteLost 13–27 vs. Pennsylvania-14PennsylvaniaLost 6–28 at Dartmouth-22DartmouthLost 22–23 vs. Yale-1YaleLost 14–34 vs. Harvard-20HarvardWon 30–20 at Cornell+10CornellWon 28–14 vs. Brown+14Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 28–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
225–⁠220
Coach
—
Elo
1240 +42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.5 No. 54 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Vinny Marino
Defensive coordinator
Aaron Kelton
Captains
Alex Gross, Taylor Joseph, Austin Knowlin, Lou Miller, M.A. Olawale and John Seiler

2009 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Pennsylvania7–⁠08–⁠2
Harvard6–⁠17–⁠3
Brown4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠6
Columbia3–⁠44–⁠6
Yale2–⁠54–⁠6
Dartmouth2–⁠52–⁠8
Cornell1–⁠62–⁠8

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