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2016 Columbia

3–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Columbia in 2016, game by game: lost vs. Saint Francis 9–13; lost at Georgetown 14–17; lost vs. Princeton 13–48; won at Wagner 15–13; lost at Pennsylvania 10–35; won vs. Dartmouth 9–7; lost vs. Yale 23–31; lost at Harvard 21–28; lost vs. Cornell 40–42; won at Brown 31–13+18−35Lost 9–13 vs. Saint Francis-4Saint FrancisLost 14–17 at Georgetown-3GeorgetownLost 13–48 vs. Princeton-35PrincetonWon 15–13 at Wagner+2WagnerLost 10–35 at Pennsylvania-25PennsylvaniaWon 9–7 vs. Dartmouth+2DartmouthLost 23–31 vs. Yale-8YaleLost 21–28 at Harvard-7HarvardLost 40–42 vs. Cornell-2CornellWon 31–13 at Brown+18Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsSaint FrancisL 9–⁠1341%
Sep 24atGeorgetownL 14–⁠1728%
Oct 1vsPrincetonL 13–⁠4837%
Oct 8atWagnerW 15–⁠1323%
Oct 15atPennsylvaniaL 10–⁠3517%
Oct 22vsDartmouthW 9–⁠723%
Oct 28vsYaleL 23–⁠3148%
Nov 5atHarvardL 21–⁠289%
Nov 12vsCornellL 40–⁠4254%
Nov 19atBrownW 31–⁠1325%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 31–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 103rd-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
185–⁠247
Coach
—
Elo
1164 −6 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.9 No. 88 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 130
Offensive coordinator
Mark Fabish
Defensive coordinator
Paul Ferraro

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Lynnard Rose ATH★★★No. 1359
Matt Dame PRO★★★No. 1439
Jalen Williams ILB★★★No. 1851
Michael Geraghty WDE★★★No. 2072
Tanner Thomas APB★★★No. 2083

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.809
Running backs13.00.801
Receivers22.00.767
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line22.50.779
Linebackers22.50.789
Defensive backs13.00.800
Athletes and specialists13.00.832
Whole class122.50.791

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.

2016 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton6–⁠18–⁠2
Pennsylvania6–⁠17–⁠3
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠3
Brown3–⁠44–⁠6
Yale3–⁠43–⁠7
Cornell2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠7
Dartmouth1–⁠64–⁠6

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