2019 IVY LEAGUE MEDIA DAY NOTES | NATION’S THIRD OLDEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM (149 YEARS) 2019 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2019 IVY LEAGUE FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY • ESPN Date Opponent (TV) Time/Score S21 at Saint Francis 1 p.m. COLUMBIA (NEC Front Row) S28 GEORGETOWN 1 p.m. LIONS (ESPN+) (6-4, 3-4 Ivy in 2018) O5 at *Princeton 1 p.m. (ESPN+) O12 CENTRAL CONN. ST. 1 p.m. (ESPN+) 2019 IVY LEAGUE FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY O19 *PENN 1:30 p.m. Thursday, August 15, 2019 • Begins at 10 a.m. ET (ESPN+) ESPN Headquarters • Bristol, Conn. O25 at *Dartmouth 6 p.m. (ESPNU) N2 at *Yale Noon Live Television: ESPN+ Live Stream With Jack Ford (Columbia Live at 10:45 a.m. ET) (ESPN+) Follow the Lions on Media Day: Twitter (@ColumbiaLionsFB); Facebook (Colum- N9 *HARVARD 1 p.m. biaAthletics); Instagram (GoColumbiaLions). (ESPN+) Head Coach: Al Bagnoli, 5th year at Columbia (19-21), 37th year overall (254-119). N16 *BROWN 1 p.m. Beginning his fi fth year at Columbia in 2019, Bagnoli enters the 2019 season as the (ESPN+) nation’s winningest active college football coach among all divisions. N23 at *Cornell 1:30 p.m. Player Representatives: senior co-captain Michael Murphy and senior Daniel De- (ESPN+) Lorenzi. Murphy is a two-year starter and All-Ivy League outside linebacker, while DeLorenzi earned First Team All-Ivy League honors, set Columbia’s season sacks Home Games in CAPS and BOLD; *Ivy record (9.5 sacks) and ranked No. 12 nationally in sacks per game in 2018. League opponent; All Game times ET MEDIA DAY STORYLINES PRESEASON NOTES • Columbia Head Coach Al Bagnoli THE EVENT enters the 2019 season as the nation’s A special session in conjunction with the yearlong celebration of college football’s winningest active college football 150th anniversary (CFB150), Ivy League Media Day will begin at 10 a.m. ET and will feature coach (all divisions) with 254 wins. media availability from each of the League’s head coaches, as well as two student-athletes • Columbia enters a season coming from each Ivy League program. off back-to-back winning seasons for Head Coach Al Bagnoli and seniors Michael Murphy and Daniel DeLorenzi will repre- the fi rst time since 1961 and 1962. sent Columbia at Ivy League Media Day. With 14 wins combining the 2017 and Special topics will be discussed throughout the day, including ESPN and the Ivy 2018 seasons, the Lions have set a League’s respective plans surrounding CFB150 and ESPN+, the subscription platform that program-record for most victories in is home to more than 1,100 Ivy League events annually. ESPN will produce a live ESPN+ consecutive seasons since joining the broadcast featuring players and coaches from all eight teams. Ivy League in 1956. • Columbia has won eight of its last 12 WHERE TO LISTEN/WATCH games and 15 of its last 21 contests dating back to the 2016 season. Thursday’s Ivy League Media Day will be streamed live on ESPN+ with a live show • Columbia has over 20 players return- hosted by Jack Ford from 10 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. ET. Columbia head coach Al Bagnoli and ing from injury after last year’s 6-4 seniors Michael Murphy and Daniel DeLorenzi will appear on the live stream from 10:45 overall and 3-4 Ivy League season. a.m. to 11 a.m. #ONLYHERE 1 COLUMBIA MEDIA DAY NOTES ESPN • AUGUST 15, 2019 COLUMBIA QUICK FACTS Fans can also access up-to-date content on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts. COLUMBIA PRESEASON NOTES UNIVERSITY INFORMATION • At Columbia, Bagnoli and staff have completed one of the most dramatic turnarounds in Location ..................... New York, N.Y. 10027 college football history. The Lions ended a 24-game losing streak from Nov. 17, 2012-Oct. Founded .....................................................1754 10, 2015 just three games into Bagnoli’s arrival. In Bagnoli’s third year at Columbia in 2017, Enrollment .......................8,931 undergrads he completed one of the nation’s top one-year turnarounds as he guided a 3-7 team in 2016 President ...............................Lee C. Bollinger to an 8-2 overall and 5-2 record in the Ivy League in 2017, then followed that up with a 6-4 Director of Athletics .................Peter Pilling season in 2018 that saw injuries to 25 players. Colors ......................Columbia Blue & White • Despite suff ering injuries to over 25 key players, Columbia completed its 2018 season with a Nickname ................................................. Lions 6-4 overall and 3-4 Ivy League record. Affi liation ....................NCAA Division I/FCS * In 2017 and 2018, Columbia registered back-to-back winning seasons for the fi rst time since Conference .................................... Ivy League 1961 and 1962. Stadium: ..........Lawrence A. Wien Stadium • Columbia has amassed 14 victories over the last two seasons (2017 and 2018), its highest Home Field ..................Robert K. Kraft Field win total in consecutive years since the institution joined the Ivy League in 1956. In addi- Surface ................................................Field Turf tion, Columbia’s six overall victories in 2018 rank among the top-fi ve season win totals at Capacity: .................................................17,000 Columbia since 1956. Website: .....................gocolumbialions.com • In 2019, Columbia returns a veteran, experienced and talented team as nine Lions return who have earned All-Ivy League honors over the past three seasons including WR Josh COACHING STAFF Wainwright, PK Oren Milstein, OL Parker Coogan, DB/KOR Will Allen, DL Daniel DeLorenzi, Head Coach: ...................................Al Bagnoli LB Michael Murphy, WR Ronald Smith, P Drew Schmid, and fi rst-year kickoff /punt return Record at CU (Years): .................19-21 (5th) specialist Mike Roussos. Overall Record (Years): .......254-119 (37th) • Columbia enters the 2018 season after having won eight of its last 12 games and 15 of its Off ensive Coord./TE: ................Mark Fabish last 21 contests dating back to the conclusion of the 2016 season. Defensive Coordinator: ...........Paul Ferraro • Columbia also enters the 2018 season on a school-record seven-game non-conference win OL/Associate HC: ..............Jon McLaughlin streak. The Lions have been a perfect 3-0 in non-conference play in each of the last two LB/Special Teams: ...................Justin Stovall seasons: 2017 and 2018. Defensive Line: .....................Darin Edwards • College Football celebrates college football’s150th anniversary in 2019. As the third oldest Defensive Backs: ................Andrae Murphy college football program in the nation, Columbia will celebrate its 150th anniversary next Running Backs: .........................Joe D’Orazio year as the program began operation in 1870. Wide Receivers: .......................... Jerry Taylor • Columbia Head Coach Al Bagnoli enters the 2019 season as college football’s active Quarterbacks: .............................Ryan Larsen winningest coach at any level with a 254-119 overall record in 36 years as a head coach. Off ensive Assistant: ............Gregory Skjold Bagnoli, who begins his fi fth year at Columbia in 2019, is also ranked No. 2 in the Ivy League Defensive Assistant: ..........Andrew Kukesh coaching history in league titles (9), Ivy League wins (123), Ivy League games coached (268), Dir. of FB Admin/AA: ..................Greg Lamb games coached vs. Ivy League teams (189) and seasons in the Ivy League (27) and No. 3 in Dir. of Player Personnel: ...............Eric Hahn overall coaching wins in the Ivy League (167). Dir. of Social Media: ..................................TBA Video Coordinator: ..........................Jay Fitch Dir. of Sport Perf.: ..................Bob Gilmartin Asst. Dir. of Sport Perf.: ..........Frank Lisante Asst. Dir. of Sport Perf.: ....Wilfred Frederic PROGRAM HISTORY First Season: ...............................................1870 Overall Record: ........................... 392-674-43 Ivy League Record: .......................104-332-5 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Football Contact .................Greg Hotchkiss Email ....................... [email protected] Offi ce Phone .........................(212) 854-2535 Cell Phone .............................(412) 491-5296 Secondary Contact............Kyle Mattracion Email ...................... [email protected] #ONLYHERE 2 COLUMBIA MEDIA DAY NOTES ESPN • AUGUST 15, 2019 8 wins- 1901, 1933, 1945, 1996, 2017 7 wins- 1900, 1904, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1947 6 wins- 1925, 1926, 1946, 1961, 1971 and 2018! LIONS SUFFER EXCESSIVE INJU- RIES IN 2018 More than 20 players and fi ve returning All-Ivy League selections suff ered injuries for Columbia in 2018. Columbia lost 12 starters to season-ending injuries: off ensive lineman Charlie Flores, wide receiver Josh Wainwright, running back Alexander Filacouris, placekick- er Oren Milstein, running back Dante Miller, middle linebacker Justin Woodley, defen- sive end LinDon Harris, off ensive lineman Markham Paukune, running back Lynnard Rose, quarterback Dillon Davis, quarterback Ryan Suitt and quarterback Josh Bean. Other • Columbia adds two new members to its 1946-47, 1931-32; and 12 wins in 1996-97, key players who missed action during the coaching staff in 2019: quarterbacks coach 1930-31 and 1925-26. year included third-string quarterback Ty Ryan Larsen and wide receivers coach Lenhart, cornerback Ben McKeighan, corner- Jerry Taylor. SIX WINS AMONG THE WINNIN- back Will Allen, off ensive lineman Markham GEST ALL-TIME AT COLUMBIA LIONS REGISTER BACK-TO-BACK Paukune, safety Landon Baty, wide receiver Despite injuries to over 25 players, Co-