1963 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–4–1 (2–4–1 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainAllison F. Butts
Home stadiumBaker Field
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Ivy League football standings
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 at Brown
W 41–14 7,700 [3]
October 5 Princeton
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 6–7 29,048 [4]
October 12 at Yale
L 7–19 28,507 [5]
October 19 at Harvard
T 3–3 15,000 [6]
October 26 Lehigh*dagger
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 42–21 8,273 [7]
November 2 at Cornell
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*
W 35–28 5,000 [11]

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.
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