1963 Columbia Lions football team

1963 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–4–1 (2–4–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Aldo Donelli (7th season)
Captain	Allison F. Butts
Home stadium	Baker Field
Seasons ←  1962 1964  →

1963 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth +	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Princeton +	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Harvard	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Yale	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Columbia	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Brown	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Penn	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1963 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Columbia finished sixth in the Ivy League.

In their seventh season under head coach Aldo "Buff" Donelli, the Lions compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored opponents 190 to 165. Allison F. Butts was the team captain. ^[1]

The Lions' 2–4–1 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 116 to 113 by Ivy opponents. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 41–14	7,700	[3]
October 5	Princeton	Baker Field New York, NY	L 6–7	29,048	[4]
October 12	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–19	28,507	[5]
October 19	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	T 3–3	15,000	[6]
October 26	Lehigh *	Baker Field New York, NY	W 42–21	8,273	[7]
November 2	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 17–18	13,000	[8]
November 9	Dartmouth	Baker Field New York, NY	L 6–47	16,349	[9]
November 16	Penn	Baker Field New York, NY	W 33–8	11,642	[10]
November 28^	at Rutgers *	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 35–28	5,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming ^Postponed from November 23 after the assassination of John F. Kennedy

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. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Werden, Lincoln A. (September 29, 1963). "Lions Overwhelm Brown, 41 to 14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Danzig, Allison (October 6, 1963). "Princeton Downs Columbia, 7-6; Roberts Is Heroic". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Bradbury, Will (October 13, 1963). "Yale Line Stops Columbia by 19-7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Koppett, Leonard (October 20, 1963). "Columbia is Tied by Harvard, 3-3; Late Drive Fails". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Bradbury, Will (October 27, 1963). "Columbia Crushes Lehigh, 42-21, as Roberts Accounts for 4 Touchdowns". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S3.
8. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 3, 1963). "Cornell Trips Columbia with Late Gamble, 18-17". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Koppett, Leonard (November 10, 1963). "Dartmouth Sinks Columbia, 47 to 6, on Kelly's Passes". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Koppett, Leonard (November 17, 1963). "Roberts Has a Big Day as Columbia Tops Penn, 33-8". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Koppett, Leonard (November 29, 1963). "Columbia Whips Rutgers by 35-28". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. 51.