2009 Columbia Lions football team

The 2009 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Columbia tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

2009 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
2009 record4–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainAlex Gross, Taylor Joseph, Austin Knowlin, Lou Miller, M.A. Olawale and John Seiler
Home stadiumWien Stadium
2009 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 20 Penn $  7 –0     8 –2  
Harvard  6 –1     7 –3  
Brown  4 –3     6 –4  
Columbia  3 –4     4 –6  
Princeton  3 –4     4 –6  
Yale  2 –5     4 –6  
Dartmouth  2 –5     2 –8  
Cornell  1 –6     2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their fourth season under head coach Norries Wilson, the Lions compiled a 4–6 record but outscored opponents 225 to 220. Alex Gross, Taylor Joseph, Austin Knowlin, Lou Miller, M.A. Olawale and John Seiler were the team captains.[1]

The Lions' 3–4 conference record placed them in a tie with Princeton for fourth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia outscored Ivy opponents 151 to 146.[2]

Columbia played its homes games at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 at Fordham*
W 40–28 6,449 [3]
September 26 Central Connecticut*
L 13–22 3,089 [4]
October 3 at Princeton
W 38–0 10,738 [5]
October 10 at Lafayette*
L 21–24 5,843 [6]
October 17 Penn
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 13–27 7,301 [7]
October 24 at Dartmouth
L 6–28 [1]
October 31 Yale
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 22–23 2,461 [8]
November 7 Harvard
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 14–34 2,896 [9]
November 14 at Cornell
W 30–20 4,593 [10]
November 21 Brown
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 28–14 [1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References
  1. "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 219. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 44. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Columbia 40, Fordham 28". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. September 20, 2009. pp. 2C, 7C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Norris Sparks Comeback". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. September 27, 2009. pp. E5, E13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. O'Gorman, Joe (October 4, 2009). "Bad to Worse". The Trentonian. Trenton, N.J. p. 23 – via NewsBank.
  6. Blouse, Michael (October 11, 2009). "Lafayette's 'Heart and Will' Prevails". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  7. Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 18, 2009). "Garton Guides Quakers as Turnovers Hurt Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Big 4th Quarter Saves Bulldogs". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. November 1, 2009. p. E4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Denman, Elliott (November 8, 2009). "Crimson Roar to Easy Win over Lions". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Sweeney, Dan (October 5, 2009). "Big Red Closes with 7 Straight Losses". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
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