1966 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Richard Flory
  • Robert Hast
Home stadiumBaker Field
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Harvard + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Princeton + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Cornell 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Yale 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Columbia 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Penn 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Brown 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

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.[1]

The Lions' 2–5 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 231 to 122 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 at Colgate*
L 0–38 8,681 [3]
October 1 at Princeton
L 12–14 2,000 [4]
October 8 Harvarddagger
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 7–34 17,238 [5]
October 15 at Yale
L 21–44 29,226 [6]
October 22 at Rutgers*
L 34–37 19,500 [7]
October 29 Cornell
L 6–31 10,084 [8]
November 5 at Dartmouth
L 14–56 11,000 [9]
November 12 Penn
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 22–14 7,300 [10]
November 19 Brown
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 40–38 5,187 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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 25, 1966). "Colgate Downs Columbia; Lions Crushed, 38-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Fox, Larry (October 2, 1966). "Princeton Wins, 14-12; Clock Ends Lions' Rally". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 143 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 9, 1966). "Columbia Routed by Harvard, 34-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Koppett, Leonard (October 16, 1966). "Yale Passes Rout Columbia, 44 to 21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Litsky, Frank (October 23, 1966). "Rutgers Defeats Columbia, 37-34". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Koppett, Leonard (October 30, 1966). "Cornell Whips Columbia, 31-6, as Lion Errors Lead to 6th Loss". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 6, 1966). "Dartmouth Routs Columbia by 56-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 13, 1966). "Lions Stage Rally to Trip Penn, 22-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 20, 1966). "Columbia Scores over Brown, 40-38". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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