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2021 Columbia

7–⁠3 (4–⁠3 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Columbia in 2021, game by game: won vs. Marist 37–14; won vs. Georgetown 35–24; lost at Princeton 7–24; won at Central Connecticut 22–20; won vs. Pennsylvania 23–14; won at Dartmouth 19–0; lost at Yale 30–37; lost vs. Harvard 21–49; won vs. Brown 23–17; won at Cornell 34–26+23−28Won 37–14 vs. Marist+23MaristWon 35–24 vs. Georgetown+11GeorgetownLost 7–24 at Princeton-17PrincetonWon 22–20 at Central Connecticut+2Central Connect…Won 23–14 vs. Pennsylvania+9PennsylvaniaWon 19–0 at Dartmouth+19DartmouthLost 30–37 at Yale-7YaleLost 21–49 vs. Harvard-28HarvardWon 23–17 vs. Brown+6BrownWon 34–26 at Cornell+8Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsMaristW 37–⁠1461%
Sep 25vsGeorgetownW 35–⁠2462%
Oct 2atPrincetonL 7–⁠2422%
Oct 9atCentral ConnecticutW 22–⁠2038%
Oct 16vsPennsylvaniaW 23–⁠1458%
Oct 22atDartmouthW 19–⁠017%
Oct 30atYaleL 30–⁠3738%
Nov 6vsHarvardL 21–⁠4949%
Nov 13vsBrownW 23–⁠1777%
Nov 20atCornellW 34–⁠2659%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 34–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
251–⁠225
Coach
—
Elo
1344 +97 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.1 No. 62 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 159
Offensive coordinator
Mark Fabish
Defensive coordinator
Paul Ferraro

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Hayden McDonald CB★★No. 2536
Patrick Colicchio OT★★No. 2565
Bryson Canty WR
Judge Niland OG
Terrell Long ATH

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.791
Defensive backs12.00.793
Whole class22.00.792

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.

2021 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Princeton6–⁠19–⁠1
Harvard5–⁠28–⁠2
Columbia4–⁠37–⁠3
Yale4–⁠35–⁠5
Pennsylvania1–⁠63–⁠7
Cornell1–⁠62–⁠8
Brown1–⁠62–⁠8

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