1959 Columbia Lions football team

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1959 Columbia Lions football
Conference Ivy League
Record2–7 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainHarvey Brookins
Home stadium Baker Field
Seasons
  1958
1960  
1959 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn $ 6 1 07 1 1
Dartmouth 5 1 15 3 1
Harvard 4 3 06 3 0
Yale 4 3 06 3 0
Cornell 3 4 05 4 0
Princeton 3 4 04 5 0
Brown 1 5 12 6 1
Columbia 1 6 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1959 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1958 college football season. Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.

In their third season under head coach Aldo "Buff" Donelli, the Lions compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored 210 to 82. Harvey Brookins was the team captain. [1]

The Lions' 1–6 conference record placed eighth in the Ivy League. Columbia was outscored 139 to 56 by Ivy opponents. [2]

Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 at Brown W 21–6 7,500 [3]
October 3 at Princeton
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 0–22 18,000 [4]
October 10 at Yale L 0–14 20,196 [5]
October 17 at Harvard L 22–38 12,000 [6]
October 24 Holy Cross *
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 0–34 6,000 [7]
October 31 at Cornell L 7–34 8,500 [8]
November 7 Dartmouth Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 0–22 5,000 [9]
November 14 Penn
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 6–24 46,000 [10]
November 21 Rutgers *
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 26–16 12,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 215. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 27, 1959). "Columbia Victor over Brown, 21-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. Tuckner, Howard M. (October 4, 1959). "Columbia Routed, 22-0; Princeton Wins". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 11, 1959). "Eli Squad Downs Columbia, 14 to 0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. White, Gordon S. Jr. (October 18, 1959). "Lions Lose, 38-22; Columbia Rally Falls". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. Teague, Robert L. (October 25, 1959). "Holy Cross Routs Columbia, 34 to 0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. Van Sickle, Kenny (November 1, 1959). "Cornell Rallies to Beat Columbia, 13 to 7 in Ivy Loop Game on Muddy Schoellkopf Field". Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. p. 1D via Newspapers.com.
  9. White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 8, 1959). "Dartmouth Sinks Columbia, 22 to 0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. Danzig, Allison (November 15, 1959). "Penn Tops Columbia; Singleton Excels". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 22, 1959). "Lions Turn Back Rutgers by 26-16". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.