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2018 Columbia

6–⁠4 (3–⁠4 Ivy League).

Columbia vs Cornell Big Red at Wien Stadium, November 17
Columbia vs Cornell Big Red at Wien Stadium, November 17Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Columbia in 2018, game by game: won at Central Connecticut 41–24; won at Georgetown 23–15; lost vs. Princeton 10–45; won vs. Marist 34–24; lost at Pennsylvania 10–13; lost vs. Dartmouth 12–28; won vs. Yale 17–10; lost at Harvard 18–52; won at Brown 42–20; won vs. Cornell 24–21+22−35Won 41–24 at Central Connecticut+17Central Connect…Won 23–15 at Georgetown+8GeorgetownLost 10–45 vs. Princeton-35PrincetonWon 34–24 vs. Marist+10MaristLost 10–13 at Pennsylvania-3PennsylvaniaLost 12–28 vs. Dartmouth-16DartmouthWon 17–10 vs. Yale+7YaleLost 18–52 at Harvard-34HarvardWon 42–20 at Brown+22BrownWon 24–21 vs. Cornell+3Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atCentral ConnecticutW 41–⁠2444%
Sep 22atGeorgetownW 23–⁠1570%
Sep 28vsPrincetonL 10–⁠4550%
Oct 6vsMaristW 34–⁠2477%
Oct 13atPennsylvaniaL 10–⁠1338%
Oct 20vsDartmouthL 12–⁠2838%
Oct 27vsYaleW 17–⁠1041%
Nov 3atHarvardL 18–⁠5248%
Nov 10atBrownW 42–⁠2071%
Nov 17vsCornellW 24–⁠2172%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 24–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
231–⁠252
Coach
—
Elo
1330 +5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.8 No. 47 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 151
Offensive coordinator
Mark Fabish
Defensive coordinator
Paul Ferraro

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Trajen Johnson WR★★★No. 2016
Mozes Mooney WR★★★No. 2182
Jackson Heath ATH★★No. 2722
Paul Akere WDE★★No. 3099
John Foreback PRO★★No. 3109

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.769
Receivers23.00.807
Defensive line12.00.770
Athletes and specialists12.00.784
Whole class52.40.787

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.

2018 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton7–⁠010–⁠0
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Harvard4–⁠36–⁠4
Columbia3–⁠46–⁠4
Pennsylvania3–⁠46–⁠4
Yale3–⁠45–⁠5
Cornell2–⁠53–⁠7
Brown0–⁠71–⁠9

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