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Lafayette

· 1-1 · power -12.9 · #327

Our numberCOLU -0.3 ~~no book has priced this game~~

Columbia

· power -15.4 · #349

Our side

MoneylineCOLU to win ours 51%

Projected score 26–26 LAF – COLU

2026-09-19 · 12:00 PM Lawrence A. Wien Stadium · New York, NY Preseason estimate

The books

No book has priced this game. Nothing to compare, and no ticket to build.

Series Lafayette lead 16–10–1 · 27 meetings since 1889

2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played

Run game edge Lafayette Leopards ~~87 ranks~~

Lafayette Leopards #94 rush offense Columbia Lions #181 run defense

Pass game edge Lafayette Leopards ~~90 ranks~~

Lafayette Leopards #133 pass offense Columbia Lions #223 pass defense

Run game even ~~17 ranks apart~~

Columbia Lions #193 rush offense Lafayette Leopards #176 run defense

Pass game edge Lafayette Leopards ~~99 ranks~~

Columbia Lions #216 pass offense Lafayette Leopards #117 pass defense

Lafayette Leopards Balanced · 56% run Avg pace Columbia Lions Balanced · 54% run Ball-control

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025

Lafayette Leopards

LB Beckham Dee 16 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.5 TFL #75 LB

DB Dhonte Jackson 19 tkl · 1 PD #139 DB

LB Callahan Blair 9 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 2.5 TFL #283 LB

DB Darrick LeBeouf 10 tkl · 1 INT #516 DB

Columbia Lions

No graded players for this team in 2025.

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown

Team	Power	Off	Def	Rank
Lafayette Leopards	-12.9	-5.0	-7.9	#327
Columbia Lions	-15.4	-13.8	-1.6	#349

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from

Lafayette offense vs Columbia defense-3.4 pts

Columbia offense vs Lafayette defense-5.9 pts

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.