2009 Columbia Lions football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2009
| team = Columbia Lions
| sport = football
| image = Columbia Lions wordmark.png
| image_size = 200
| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 4–6
| conf_record = 3–4
| head_coach = Norries Wilson
| hc_year = 4th
| off_coach = Vinny Marino
| oc_year = 4th
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Aaron Kelton
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| captain = Alex Gross, Taylor Joseph, Austin Knowlin, Lou Miller, M.A. Olawale and John Seiler
| stadium = Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
}}
{{2009 Ivy League football standings}}
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.{{cite web |title=Columbia Football 2019 Record Book |publisher=Columbia University |location=New York, N.Y. |access-date=June 15, 2020 |page=219 |url=https://issuu.com/columbiaathletics/docs/2019_columbia_football_record_book}}
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.{{cite book|url=https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf|title=Ivy League Football Media Guide|chapter=Year-by-Year History|publisher=Ivy League|location=Princeton, N.J.|date=2017|access-date=July 10, 2020|page=44}}
Columbia played its homes games at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| attend = y
| source = y
| rankyear = 2009
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| September 19 | @ | Fordham
| Coffey Field | Bronx, NY (Liberty Cup) | W 40 28
| 6,449 | {{cite news |title=Columbia 40, Fordham 28 |date=September 20, 2009 |pages=2C, 7C |newspaper=The Journal News |location=White Plains, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64387494/2009-columbia-fordham/ }}
| September 26 | | {{cfb link|year=2009|team=Central Connecticut Blue Devils|title=Central Connecticut}}
| Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium | New York, NY | L 13 22
| 3,089 | {{cite news |title=Norris Sparks Comeback |date=September 27, 2009 |pages=E5, E13 |newspaper=Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64393086/2009-columbia-central/ }}
| October 3 | @ | Princeton
| Powers Field at Princeton Stadium | Princeton, NJ | W 38 0
| 10,738 | {{cite news |title=Bad to Worse |first=Joe |last=O'Gorman |date=October 4, 2009 |page=23 |newspaper=The Trentonian |location=Trenton, N.J. |via=NewsBank}}
| October 10 | @ | Lafayette
| Fisher Stadium | Easton, PA | L 21 24
| 5,843 | {{cite news |title=Lafayette's 'Heart and Will' Prevails |first=Michael |last=Blouse |date=October 11, 2009 |page=C1 |newspaper=The Express-Times |location=Easton, Pa. |via=NewsBank}}
| October 17 | | Penn
| Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium | New York, NY | L 13 27
| 7,301 | {{cite news |title=Garton Guides Quakers as Turnovers Hurt Columbia |first=Jonathan |last=Tannenwald |date=October 18, 2009 |page=E4 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64437981/2009-columbia-penn/ }}
| October 24 | @ | 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 | {{cite news |title=Big 4th Quarter Saves Bulldogs |date=November 1, 2009 |page=E4 |newspaper=Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64462043/2009-columbia-yale/ }}
| November 7 | | Harvard
| Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium | New York, NY | L 14 34
| 2,896 | {{cite news |title=Crimson Roar to Easy Win over Lions |first=Elliott |last=Denman |date=November 8, 2009 |page=C15 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64464897/2009-columbia-harvard/ }}
| November 14 | @ | Cornell
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY (rivalry) | W 30 20
| 4,593 | {{cite news |title=Big Red Closes with 7 Straight Losses |first=Dan |last=Sweeney |date=October 5, 2009 |page=4B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64467172/2009-columbia-cornell/ }}
| November 21 | | Brown
| Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium | New York, NY | W 28 14
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Columbia Lions Schedule 2009 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/171/season/2009 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=January 19, 2024 }}{{cite web |title=2009 Football Schedule |url=https://gocolumbialions.com/sports/football/schedule/2009 |publisher=The Trustees of Columbia University |access-date=January 19, 2024 }}{{cite web |title=Columbia Football 2023 Football Record Book |url=https://gocolumbialions.com/documents/2023/9/14/2023_Columbia_Football_Record_Book.pdf |publisher=The Trustees of Columbia University |page=184 |access-date=January 19, 2024 }}