2012 Columbia

3–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Columbia in 2012, game by game: won vs. Marist 10–9; lost vs. Fordham 13–20; lost vs. Princeton 6–33; lost at Lehigh 14–35; lost at Pennsylvania 20–24; lost vs. Dartmouth 16–21; won vs. Yale 26–22; lost at Harvard 0–69; won vs. Cornell 34–17; lost at Brown 6–22+17−69Won 10–9 vs. Marist+1MaristLost 13–20 vs. Fordham-7FordhamLost 6–33 vs. Princeton-27PrincetonLost 14–35 at Lehigh-21LehighLost 20–24 at Pennsylvania-4PennsylvaniaLost 16–21 vs. Dartmouth-5DartmouthWon 26–22 vs. Yale+4YaleLost 0–69 at Harvard-69HarvardWon 34–17 vs. Cornell+17CornellLost 6–22 at Brown-16Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsMaristW 10–⁠948%
Sep 22vsFordhamL 13–⁠2053%
Sep 29vsPrincetonL 6–⁠3363%
Oct 6atLehighL 14–⁠358%
Oct 13atPennsylvaniaL 20–⁠2423%
Oct 20vsDartmouthL 16–⁠2134%
Oct 27vsYaleW 26–⁠2243%
Nov 3atHarvardL 0–⁠698%
Nov 10vsCornellW 34–⁠1738%
Nov 17atBrownL 6–⁠2218%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 22–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
145–⁠272
Coach
—
Elo
1151 −41 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−37.7 No. 96 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 177
Offensive coordinator
Jaime Elizondo
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Lempa

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Austin Stock OC★★No. 2246

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2012 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Pennsylvania6–⁠16–⁠4
Harvard5–⁠28–⁠2
Brown4–⁠37–⁠3
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton4–⁠35–⁠5
Cornell2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠7
Yale1–⁠62–⁠8

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