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2017 Columbia

8–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Columbia in 2017, game by game: won vs. Wagner 17–14; won vs. Georgetown 35–14; won at Princeton 28–24; won at Marist 41–17; won vs. Pennsylvania 34–31; won at Dartmouth 22–17; lost at Yale 6–23; lost vs. Harvard 14–21; won at Cornell 18–8; won vs. Brown 24–6+24−17Won 17–14 vs. Wagner+3WagnerWon 35–14 vs. Georgetown+21GeorgetownWon 28–24 at Princeton+4PrincetonWon 41–17 at Marist+24MaristWon 34–31 vs. Pennsylvania+3PennsylvaniaWon 22–17 at Dartmouth+5DartmouthLost 6–23 at Yale-17YaleLost 14–21 vs. Harvard-7HarvardWon 18–8 at Cornell+10CornellWon 24–6 vs. Brown+18Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsWagnerW 17–⁠1448%
Sep 23vsGeorgetownW 35–⁠1460%
Sep 30atPrincetonW 28–⁠2420%
Oct 7atMaristW 41–⁠1743%
Oct 14vsPennsylvaniaW 34–⁠3153%
Oct 21atDartmouthW 22–⁠1734%
Oct 28atYaleL 6–⁠2335%
Nov 4vsHarvardL 14–⁠2156%
Nov 11atCornellW 18–⁠860%
Nov 18vsBrownW 24–⁠681%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 24–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
239–⁠175
Coach
—
Elo
1337 +128 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.2 No. 52 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 167
Offensive coordinator
Mark Fabish
Defensive coordinator
Paul Ferraro

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Andrew Nichols TE★★No. 2347
Drew Schmid P★★No. 2810
Will Allen CB★★No. 3176
Justin Woodley ILB★★No. 3763
Marquavious Moore RB★★No. 3808

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.763
Receivers22.00.771
Defensive line12.00.730
Linebackers12.00.764
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists22.00.754
Whole class82.00.759

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.

2017 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠19–⁠1
Columbia5–⁠28–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠28–⁠2
Pennsylvania4–⁠35–⁠4
Harvard3–⁠45–⁠5
Cornell3–⁠43–⁠7
Princeton2–⁠55–⁠5
Brown0–⁠72–⁠8

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