1963 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1963 Columbia Lions football Ivy League Ivy 4–4–1 2–4–1 Aldo Donelli 7th Allison F. Butts Baker Field 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.Columbia Football 2019 Record Book Columbia University New York, N.Y. June 15, 2020 215 https://issuu.com/columbiaathletics/docs/2019_columbia_football_record_book June 26, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200626164103/https://issuu.com/columbiaathletics/docs/2019_columbia_football_record_book dead The Lions' 2–4–1 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 116 to 113 by Ivy opponents.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 23 Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City. Schedule y y y AP 1963 ^Postponed from November 23 after the assassination of John F. Kennedy September 28 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 41 14 7,700 Lions Overwhelm Brown, 41 to 14 Lincoln A. Werden September 29, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 5 Princeton Baker Field New York, NY L 6 7 29,048 Princeton Downs Columbia, 7-6; Roberts Is Heroic Allison Danzig October 6, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 12 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 7 19 28,507 Yale Line Stops Columbia by 19-7 Will Bradbury October 13, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 19 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA T 3 3 15,000 Columbia is Tied by Harvard, 3-3; Late Drive Fails Leonard Koppett October 20, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 26 Lehigh<ncg><hc> Baker Field New York, NY W 42 21 8,273 Columbia Crushes Lehigh, 42-21, as Roberts Accounts for 4 Touchdowns Will Bradbury October 27, 1963 S3 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 2 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 17 18 13,000 Cornell Trips Columbia with Late Gamble, 18-17 Lincoln A. Werden November 3, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 9 Dartmouth Baker Field New York, NY L 6 47 16,349 Dartmouth Sinks Columbia, 47 to 6, on Kelly's Passes Leonard Koppett November 10, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 16 Penn Baker Field New York, NY W 33 8 11,642 Roberts Has a Big Day as Columbia Tops Penn, 33-8 Leonard Koppett November 17, 1963 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. Thanksgiving November 28^ @ Rutgers<ncg> Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 35 28 5,000 Columbia Whips Rutgers by 35-28 Leonard Koppett November 29, 1963 51 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football