The 2019 Columbia Lions football team represented
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manha ...
in the
2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Champion ...
as a member of the
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an American collegiate athletic conference comprising eight private research universities in the Northeastern United States. The term ''Ivy League'' is typically used beyond the sports context to refer to the eight schoo ...
. They were led by fifth-year head coach
Al Bagnoli
Eldo P. "Al" Bagnoli (born January 20, 1953) is an American football coach and former player. He was recently the head football coach at Columbia University, a position he assumed from 2015 until 2022. Bagnoli served as a head football coach a ...
and played their home games at
Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, officially known as Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium at Baker Athletics Complex, is a stadium in the Inwood neighborhood at the northern tip of the island of Manhattan, New Y ...
. 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
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.
Schedule
Game summaries
At Saint Francis
Georgetown
At Princeton
Central Connecticut
Penn
At Dartmouth
At Yale
Harvard
Brown
At Cornell
References
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Columbia Lions football seasons
Columbia Lions football
The Columbia Lions football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Columbia University. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Ivy League. The Columbia football ...