1960 Columbia Lions football team

American college football season

1960 Columbia Lions football

Conference| Ivy League
Record| 3–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach|

* Aldo Donelli (4th season)

Captain| Robert McCool
Home stadium| Baker Field

Seasons

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1961 ->

1960 Ivy League football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 14 Yale $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
Princeton | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Dartmouth | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Harvard | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Columbia | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Penn | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Brown | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Cornell | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1960 college football season. Columbia finished fifth in the Ivy League.

In their fourth season under head coach Aldo "Buff" Donelli, the Lions compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 191 to 126. Robert McCool was the team captain.[1]

The Lions' 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League. Columbia was outscored 121 to 118 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 24 |  Brown |

* Baker Field
* New York, NY

| W 37–0|  12,000 |  [3]
October 1 | at Princeton |

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ

| L 0–49|  18,000 |  [4]
October 8 | at Yale |

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| L 8–30|  16,679 |  [5]
October 15 |  Harvard |

* Baker Field
* New York, NY

| L 7–8|  21,899 |  [6]
October 22 |  Holy Cross* |

* Baker Field
* New York, NY

| L 6–27|  10,414 |  [7]
October 29 |  Cornell |

* Baker Field
* New York, NY (rivalry)

| W 44–6|  9,000 |  [8]
November 5 | at Dartmouth |

* Memorial Field
* Hanover, NH

| L 6–22|  9,100 |  [9]
November 12 | at Penn |

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| W 16–6|  15,841 |  [10]
November 19 |  Rutgers* |

* Baker Field
* New York, NY

| L 2–43|  16,677 |  [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

## References

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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. pp. 22–23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. ^ Danzig, Allison (September 25, 1960). "Columbia Crushes Brown, 37-0; Sakala's Passes Pace Lion Attack". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 2, 1960). "Princeton Routs Columbia, 49-0; Sullivan Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 9, 1960). "Elis Overpower Columbia, 30 to 8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. ^ Teague, Robert L. (October 16, 1960). "Harvard Interception Stops Columbia, 8-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (October 23, 1960). "Holy Cross Overwhelms Columbia, 27 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. ^ Teague, Robert L. (October 30, 1960). "Columbia Sinks Cornell, 44-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 6, 1960). "Dartmouth Tops Columbia, 22 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. ^ Effrat, Louis (November 13, 1960). "Lions Beat Penn with Early Drive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 20, 1960). "Scarlet Crushes Columbia, 43 to 2". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

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Columbia Lions football

Venues|

* Polo Grounds (1880–1883, 1890, 1899, 1901–1903, 1920–1927, 1936)
* Berkeley Oval (1889)
* Columbia Grounds (1891)
* Columbia Field (1900)
* American League Park (1904–1905)
* South Field (1915–1923)
* Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium (1923–1982, 1984–present)
* Giants Stadium (1983)
* Hofstra Stadium (1983)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1934 Rose Bowl
* Cornell
* Fordham: Liberty Cup

Culture & lore|

* Columbia University Marching Band
* Roaree the Lion
* "Roar, Lion, Roar"
* The Union Club

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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