GAME NOTES | GAME 6: DARTMOUTH | NATION’S THIRD OLDEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM (149 YEARS) 2019 SCHEDULE & RESULTS FRIDAY’S MATCHUP Date Opponent (TV) Time/Score S21 at Saint Francis W, 31-14 COLUMBIA #16/17 DARTMOUTH (NEC Front Row) S28 GEORGETOWN L, 24-10 LIONS AT BIG GREEN (ESPN+) O5 at 23/25 *Princeton L, 21-10 (2-3, 1-1 IVY) (5-0, 2-0 IVY) (ESPN+) O12 CCSU L, 24-14 (ESPN+) O19 *PENN W, 44-6 GAME 6 (SNY/ESPN+) Friday, October 25, 2019 • 6:02 p.m. ET O25 at *Dartmouth 6 p.m. Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium • New York (ESPNU/WatchESPN) N2 at *Yale Noon (ESPN+) Television: ESPNU/WatchESPN (Bill Spaulding & Jack Ford; Producer: Chris Damiani). N9 *HARVARD 1 p.m. Columbia Online Radio Network: Lance Medow & Shawn FitzGerald (SNY/ESPN+) Live Stats: www.dartmouthsports.com. N16 *BROWN 1 p.m. Coaches: Col.- Al Bagnoli, 5th year at Columbia (21-24), 37th year overall (256- (ESPN+) 122). DC- Buddy Teevens, 20th year at DC (101-92-2), 29th year overall (135-169-2). N23 at *Cornell 1:30 p.m. Series: Columbia and Dartmouth meet for the 90th time in a series dating back (ESPN+) to 1899. The Big Green holds a 69-19-1 advantage in the series, though Columbia has claimed two of the last three meetings. Columbia won a 22-17 decision at Home Games in CAPS and BOLD; *Ivy Dartmouth in the last game played between the schools at Memorial Field in 2017. League opponent; All Game times ET TODAY’S TOP STORYLINES GAME NOTES • Columbia travels to Dartmouth THE ESSENTIALS after having won two of its last three matchups vs. the Big Green. In Columbia (2-3, 1-1 Ivy League) continues its 149th anniversary year and 129th season Dartmouth, Columbia faces its second of college football when it travels to Hanover, N.H. to take on No. 16/17 Dartmouth (5-0, nationally ranked team of the year. 2-0 Ivy League) on Friday, Oct. 25 at Memorial Field. Kickoff for the game is scheduled for • The Lions have played a diffi cult 6:02 p.m. ET. schedule in the early-going as the teams they lost to have compiled a WHERE TO LISTEN/WATCH 16-3 overall record this year (Princeton The contest will be televised nationally on ESPNU and streamed live on the ES- 5-0, Georgetown 5-2, CCSU 6-1). • Columbia is coming off back-to-back PNWatch App with Bill Spaulding (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (color commentary) calling winning seasons for the fi rst time since the action. Chris Damiani will produce. The Columbia Radio Network will also provide a 1961 and 1962. With 14 wins combin- free audio-only broadcast on its website (www.gocolumbialions.com) with Lance Medow ing the 2017 and 2018 seasons, the and Shawn FitzGerald providing the call. Lions have set a program-record for most victories in consecutive seasons ABOUT THE LIONS since joining the Ivy League in 1956. • Columbia has won 10 of its last 17 Columbia is 2-3 on the season after registering a 44-6 Homecoming victory over Penn overall games and 17 of its last 26 con- on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. The Lions have tests dating back to the 2016 season. played a diffi cult early-season schedule as each of their three losses has come to teams #ONLYHERE 1 COLUMBIA GAME NOTES DARTMOUTH GAME | OCT. 25, 2019 with a combined 16-3 overall record, while two of those teams are currently ranked in national COLUMBIA QUICK FACTS polls: No. 13 Princeton (5-0) and No. 23/24 Central Connecticut State (6-1). On Saturday, Columbia sophomore quarterback Ty Lenhart accumulated 253 total off ensive UNIVERSITY INFORMATION yards and was responsible for three touchdowns, Columbia rushed for a season-high 255 yards Location ..................... New York, N.Y. 10027 and the Lions’ defense limited Ivy League rushing leader Penn to 93 yards as it registered its Founded .....................................................1754 largest Homecoming victory in school history with a 44-6 win. The victory was also Columbia’s Enrollment .......................8,931 undergrads largest since a 38-0 win at Princeton in 2009. Columbia was dominant from the start and played President ...............................Lee C. Bollinger its most complete game of the season. Led by Lenhart, the Lions scored 44 unanswered points Director of Athletics .................Peter Pilling and led 44-0 before Penn scored its lone touchdown in the fourth quarter. Columbia outgained Colors ......................Columbia Blue & White Penn 413-232 in total yards, 255-93 in rushing yards and registered 24 fi rst downs to Penn’s 14. Nickname ................................................. Lions Columbia’s defense limited Penn to just 93 rushing yards, 3.6 yards per play and 0-3 on fourth Affi liation ....................NCAA Division I/FCS downs. The Quakers entered the game averaging an Ivy League-best 223.0 yards rushing per Conference .................................... Ivy League game and featured Karekin Brooks, who led the nation in yards rushing per game (157.2). Stadium: ..........Lawrence A. Wien Stadium Columbia enters the weekend at 1-1 in Ivy League play after dropping a 21-10 Ivy League Home Field ..................Robert K. Kraft Field opening contest at No. 23/25 Princeton on Oct. 5. The Lions limited the Tigers to just 21 points, Surface ................................................Field Turf its second-fewest points scored in three years. Columbia played well and was in the game up Capacity: .................................................17,000 until Princeton completed a 27-yard pass on third-down-and-10 late in the fourth quarter. Website: .....................gocolumbialions.com Quarterback Josh Bean completed 23 of 29 passes for 187 yards and a touchdown, Ronald Smith fi nished with a season-high eight receptions for 87 yards and a 24-yard touchdown in COACHING STAFF the second quarter and Ben Mathiasmeier led the defense with a career-high 10 tackles and Head Coach: ...................................Al Bagnoli one interception. Record at CU (Years): .................21-24 (5th) Columbia opened its 2019 season after registering back-to-back winning seasons for the Overall Record (Years): .......256-122 (37th) fi rst time since 1961 and 1962. The Lions returned 15 starters (eight on off ense and seven on Off ensive Coord./TE: ................Mark Fabish defense) and nine total All-Ivy League selections from a program that won 14 of its 20 games Defensive Coordinator: ...........Paul Ferraro over the previous two seasons (8-2 in 2017 and 6-4 in 2018). OL/Associate HC: ..............Jon McLaughlin Last year, Columbia endured a season that saw it suff er injuries to over 25 of its key players. LB/Special Teams: ...................Justin Stovall It started four diff erent quarterbacks and won with all of them, lost its top two running backs Defensive Line: .....................Darin Edwards and top two receivers to injuries and still registered a winning season. Defensive Backs: ................Andrae Murphy LENHART SPARKS LIONS AGAINST PENN Running Backs: .........................Joe D’Orazio Wide Receivers: .......................... Jerry Taylor Sophomore quarterback Ty Lenhart accumulated 253 total off ensive yards and was respon- Quarterbacks: .............................Ryan Larsen sible for three touchdowns, rushed for a career-high 95 yards on 11 carries and completed Off ensive Assistant: ............Gregory Skjold 70 percent of his passes (14-20) passes for 158 yards in Columbia’s 44-6 victory over Penn last Defensive Assistant: ..........Andrew Kukesh week. He scored on two 1-yard runs and threw an 11-yard TD pass and most importantly led Dir. of FB Admin/AA: ..................Greg Lamb a Columbia off ense that scored on 5-5 of its red zone opportunities and dominated time of Dir. of Player Personnel: ...............Eric Hahn possession (35:51) with its run game. He was named the Lenhart was named the John Toner Dir. of Social Media: ..........Jordan Marshall 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: ........................... 394-677-43 Ivy League Record: .......................105-334-5 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 GAME NOTES DARTMOUTH GAME | OCT. 25, 2019 Homecoming Player of the Game for his eff orts. Lenhart started his fourth career game and fi rst of the year in place COLUMBIA-DARTMOUTH STAT COMPARISON of Josh Bean, who was injured. The Lions play a two-quarterback sys- tem. COLUMBIA DARTMOUTH LIONS SCHEDULE PROVES TO BE VERY DIFFICULT Scoring Off ense/Game 21.8 38.4 Scoring Defense/Game 17.8 8.2 Columbia has played an extremely diffi cult schedule in the ear- First Downs/Game 16.8 20.0 ly-going this year. The Lions’ three losses have come to teams who First Downs Rushing/Game 6.4 10.6 have compiled a 16-3 overall record in the early-going this year: Cen- First Downs Passing/Game 8.4 8.2 tral Connecticut State 6-1, Princeton 5-0, Georgetown 5-2. Princeton Rushing Yards/Game 105.6 182.0 and CCSU are both ranked in this week’s national polls. Passing Yards/Game 172.4 227.8 Total Off ense/Game 278.0 409.8 LIONS REGISTER BACK-TO-BACK WINNING SEASONS Rushing Defense/Game 110.0 121.0 FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1961-62 Pass Defense/Game 214.8 173.0 Total Defense/Game 324.8 294.0 With a 24-21 victory over Cornell in its 2018 season fi nale, Columbia Net Punting 36.3 33.6 secured its fi rst back-to-back winning seasons for the fi rst time since Kickoff Return Average 23.7 0.0 1961-62.