2009 Columbia Lions football team

2009 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Norries Wilson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Vinny Marino (4th season)
Captain	Alex Gross, Taylor Joseph, Austin Knowlin, Lou Miller, M.A. Olawale and John Seiler
Home stadium	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien 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

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. Columbia averaged 4,027 fans per game.

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.

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.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Fordham*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (Liberty Cup)	W 40–28	6,449
September 26	Central Connecticut*	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 13–22	3,089
October 3	at Princeton	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 38–0	10,738
October 10	at Lafayette*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	L 21–24	5,843
October 17	Penn	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 13–27	7,301
October 24	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 6–28
October 31	Yale	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 22–23	2,461
November 7	Harvard	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 14–34	2,896
November 14	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 30–20	4,593
November 21	Brown	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 28–14	4,390
*Non-conference game Homecoming