2019 Columbia Lions football team
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.
| 2019 Columbia Lions football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| 2019 record | 3–7 (2–5 Ivy) |
| Head coach | Al Bagnoli (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Wien Stadium (Capacity: 17,000) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Lions finished the 2018 season 6–4, 3–4 in Ivy League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.
Preseason
Preseason media poll
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) |
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| 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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Saint Francis* | NEC Front Row | W 31–14 | 2,405 | |
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgetown* | ESPN+ | L 10–24 | 4,311 | |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Princeton | ESPN+ | L 10–21 | 5,225 | |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut* |
| ESPN+ | L 14–24 | 3,172 |
| October 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Penn |
| ESPN+/SNY | W 44–6 | 10,452 |
| October 25 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Dartmouth | ESPNU | L 24–59 | 4,221 | |
| November 2 | Noon | at Yale | ESPN+ | L 10–45 | 5,667 | |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Harvard |
| ESPN+/SNY | W 17–10 OT | 4,739 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Brown |
| ESPN+ | L 24–48 | 4,207 |
| November 23 | 1:30 p.m. | at Cornell | ESPN+ | L 9–35 | 3,744 | |
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Game summaries
at Saint Francis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Red Flash | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 0–1 | 2016 | L, 9–13 |
Georgetown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hoyas | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Lions | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 4–2 | 2018 | W, 23–15 |
at Princeton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 25 Tigers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 16–70–1 | 2018 | L, 10–45 |
Central Connecticut
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Devils | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Lions | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 1–1 | 2018 | W, 41–24 |
Penn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Quakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Lions | 10 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 44 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 21–76–1 | 2018 | L, 10–13 |
at Dartmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| No. 17 Big Green | 10 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 59 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 19–69–1 | 2018 | L, 12–28 |
at Yale
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 45 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 21–73–2 | 2018 | W, 17–10 |
Harvard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Crimson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 14–61–1 | 2018 | L, 18–52 |
Brown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 21 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 48 |
| Lions | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 29–51–2 | 2018 | W, 42–20 |
at Cornell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Big Red | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 37–65–3 | 2018 | W, 24–21 |
References
- "Yale Named League Favorite in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". ivyleague.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "2019 Columbia Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
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