1959 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1959 Columbia Lions football 1959-Columbia-Lions-mediaguide.jpg Ivy League Ivy 2–7 1–6 Aldo Donelli 3rd Harvey Brookins Baker Field The 1959 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1959 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.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' 1–6 conference record placed eighth in the Ivy League. Columbia was outscored 139 to 56 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 22 Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City. Schedule y y y AP 1959 September 26 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 21 6 7,500 Columbia Victor over Brown, 21-6 Gordon S. Jr. White September 27, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 3 Princeton Baker Field New York, NY L 0 22 18,000 Columbia Routed, 22-0; Princeton Wins Howard M. Tuckner October 4, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 10 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 0 14 20,196 Eli Squad Downs Columbia, 14 to 0 Lincoln A. Werden October 11, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 17 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 22 38 12,000 Lions Lose, 38-22; Columbia Rally Falls Gordon S. Jr. White October 18, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 24 Holy Cross<ncg> Baker Field New York, NY L 0 34 6,000 Holy Cross Routs Columbia, 34 to 0 Robert L. Teague October 25, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 31 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) L 7 34 8,500 Cornell Rallies to Beat Columbia, 13 to 7 in Ivy Loop Game on Muddy Schoellkopf Field Kenny Van Sickle November 1, 1959 1D Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68278067/1959-columbia-cornell/ November 7 Dartmouth<hc> Baker Field New York, NY L 0 22 5,000 Dartmouth Sinks Columbia, 22 to 0 Gordon S. Jr. White November 8, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 14 Penn Baker Field New York, NY L 6 24 46,000 Penn Tops Columbia; Singleton Excels Allison Danzig November 15, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 21 Rutgers<ncg> Baker Field New York, NY W 26 16 12,000 Lions Turn Back Rutgers by 26-16 Lincoln A. Werden November 22, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Lions football