2019 Columbia Lions football team

Summary

The 2019 Columbia Lions football team represented Columbia University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League. They were led by fifth-year head coach Al Bagnoli and played their home games at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. They finished the season 3–7, 2–5 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. Columbia averaged 5,376 fans per game

2019 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumRobert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2021 →
2019 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 Dartmouth +   6 1     9 1  
No. 25 Yale +   6 1     9 1  
Princeton   5 2     8 2  
Penn   3 4     5 5  
Cornell   3 4     4 6  
Harvard   2 5     4 6  
Columbia   2 5     3 7  
Brown   1 6     2 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason edit

Preseason media poll edit

The Ivy League released their preseason media poll on August 8, 2019. The Lions were picked to finish in sixth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Yale 119 (9)
2 Dartmouth 111 (2)
3 Princeton 107 (4)
4 Harvard 93 (1)
5 Penn 67
6 Columbia 61 (1)
7 Cornell 29
8 Brown 24

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 211:00 p.m.at Saint Francis (PA)*NEC Front RowW 31–142,405
September 281:00 p.m.Georgetown*ESPN+L 10–244,311
October 51:00 p.m.at No. 25 PrincetonESPN+L 10–215,225
October 121:00 p.m.Central Connecticut*
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
ESPN+L 14–243,172
October 191:30 p.m.Penn 
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
ESPN+/SNYW 44–610,452
October 256:00 p.m.at No. 17 DartmouthESPNUL 24–594,221
November 212:00 p.m.at YaleESPN+L 10–455,667
November 91:00 p.m.Harvard
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
ESPN+/SNYW 17–10 OT4,739
November 161:00 p.m.Brown
  • Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
ESPN+L 24–484,207
November 231:30 p.m.at CornellESPN+L 9–353,744
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2][3][4]

Game summaries edit

At Saint Francis edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 14 7 3 7 31
Red Flash 14 0 0 0 14

Georgetown edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 0 7 10 7 24
Lions 7 0 0 3 10

At Princeton edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 3 7 0 0 10
No. 25 Tigers 7 0 7 7 21

Central Connecticut edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 10 0 7 24
Lions 0 7 7 0 14

Penn edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Quakers 0 0 0 6 6
Lions 10 7 13 14 44

At Dartmouth edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 3 7 14 0 24
No. 17 Big Green 10 28 14 7 59

At Yale edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 3 0 7 10
Bulldogs 7 14 3 21 45

Harvard edit

1 2 3 4OT Total
Crimson 7 0 0 30 10
Lions 0 7 0 37 17

Brown edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 21 7 20 0 48
Lions 0 17 7 0 24

At Cornell edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 9 0 0 9
Big Red 7 14 14 0 35

References edit

  1. ^ "Yale Named League Favorite in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". ivyleague.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Columbia Lions Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". The Trustees of Columbia University. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Columbia Football 2023 Football Record Book" (PDF). The Trustees of Columbia University. p. 185. Retrieved January 19, 2024.