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2024 Columbia

7–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Ivy League).

The Lions beat Cornell, 17–9
The Lions beat Cornell, 17–⁠9Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Columbia in 2024, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 31–20; lost at Georgetown 17–20; won vs. Princeton 34–17; won at Wagner 24–6; won at Pennsylvania 23–17; lost vs. Dartmouth 21–24; won vs. Yale 13–10; lost at Harvard 6–26; won at Brown 21–12; won vs. Cornell 17–9+18−20Won 31–20 vs. Lafayette+11LafayetteLost 17–20 at Georgetown-3GeorgetownWon 34–17 vs. Princeton+17PrincetonWon 24–6 at Wagner+18WagnerWon 23–17 at Pennsylvania+6PennsylvaniaLost 21–24 vs. Dartmouth-3DartmouthWon 13–10 vs. Yale+3YaleLost 6–26 at Harvard-20HarvardWon 21–12 at Brown+9BrownWon 17–9 vs. Cornell+8Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsLafayetteW 31–⁠2044%
Sep 28atGeorgetownL 17–⁠2053%
Oct 5vsPrincetonW 34–⁠1746%
Oct 12atWagnerW 24–⁠659%
Oct 19atPennsylvaniaW 23–⁠1740%
Oct 26vsDartmouthL 21–⁠2453%
Nov 1vsYaleW 13–⁠1048%
Nov 9atHarvardL 6–⁠2627%
Nov 16atBrownW 21–⁠1261%
Nov 23vsCornellW 17–⁠969%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 17–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Ivy League champions5–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Dartmouth and Harvard

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 shared first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
207–⁠161
Coach
—
Elo
1375 +107 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.8 No. 55 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Seitu Smith
Defensive coordinator
Justin Stovall

Leaders

Passing yardsChase Goodwin QB840 yds
Passing touchdownsCole Freeman WR7 TD
Rushing yardsJoey Giorgi RB838 yds
Rushing touchdownsCole Freeman WR2 TD
Receiving yardsBryson Canty WR708 yds
Receiving touchdownsBryson Canty WR8 TD
InterceptionsHayden McDonald DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Caleb Sanchez QB★★★No. 2492
Miron Magee CB
Hutch Crow WR
Caleb Solomon S

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.820

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.

Transfers in 1

The 2024 portal
Cole Freeman QBfrom Northwestern

Transfers out 2

Luke Painton OT★★★to Massachusetts
J.J. Jenkins WR★★★to Buffalo

2024 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard5–⁠28–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠28–⁠2
Columbia5–⁠27–⁠3
Yale4–⁠37–⁠3
Cornell3–⁠44–⁠6
Pennsylvania2–⁠54–⁠6
Brown2–⁠53–⁠7
Princeton2–⁠53–⁠7

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