1966 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1966 Columbia Lions football Ivy League Ivy 2–7 2–5 Aldo Donelli 10th Richard Flory Robert Hast Baker Field The 1966 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Columbia finished sixth in the Ivy League. In their tenth season under head coach Aldo "Buff" Donelli, the Lions compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored 306 to 156. Richard Flory and Robert Hast were the team captains.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' 2–5 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 231 to 122 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 1966 September 24 @ Colgate<ncg> Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY L 0 38 8,681 Colgate Downs Columbia; Lions Crushed, 38-0 Lincoln A. Werden The New York Times New York, N.Y. September 25, 1966 S1 October 1 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 12 14 2,000 Princeton Wins, 14-12; Clock Ends Lions' Rally Larry Fox October 2, 1966 143 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69145860/1966-columbia-princeton/ October 8 Harvard<hc> Baker Field New York, NY L 7 34 17,238 Columbia Routed by Harvard, 34-7 Joseph M. Sheehan The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 9, 1966 S1 October 15 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 21 44 29,226 Yale Passes Rout Columbia, 44 to 21 Leonard Koppett The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 16, 1966 S1 October 22 @ Rutgers<ncg> Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ L 34 37 19,500 Rutgers Defeats Columbia, 37-34 Frank Litsky The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 23, 1966 S1 October 29 Cornell Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry) L 6 31 10,084 Cornell Whips Columbia, 31-6, as Lion Errors Lead to 6th Loss Leonard Koppett The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 30, 1966 S1 November 5 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 14 56 11,000 Dartmouth Routs Columbia by 56-14 Deane McGowen The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 6, 1966 S1 November 12 Penn Baker Field New York, NY W 22 14 7,300 Lions Stage Rally to Trip Penn, 22-14 Lincoln A. Werden The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 13, 1966 S1 November 19 Brown Baker Field New York, NY W 40 38 5,187 Columbia Scores over Brown, 40-38 Deane McGowen The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 20, 1966 S1 References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football