1957 Columbia Lions football team

1957 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	1–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Aldo Donelli (1st season)
Captain	George Pappas
Home stadium	Baker Field
Seasons ←  1956 1958  →

1957 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Yale	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Brown	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Cornell	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Penn	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Harvard	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1957 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season.

In their first season under head coach Aldo "Buff" Donelli, the Lions compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored 214 to 54. George Pappas was the team captain. ^[1]

The Lions' 1–6 conference record finished last in the Ivy League. Columbia was outscored 148 to 41 by Ivy opponents. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 23–20	10,500	[3]
October 5	Princeton	Baker Field New York, NY	L 6–47	15,000	[4]
October 12	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–19	19,285	[5]
October 19	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 6–19	10,000	[6]
October 26	at Lehigh *	Baker Field New York, NY	L 6–40	12,000	[7]
November 2	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 0–8	10,000	[8]
November 9	Dartmouth	Baker Field New York, NY	L 0–7	13,000	[9]
November 16	at Penn	Baker Field New York, NY	L 6–28	12,000	[10]
November 23	Rutgers *	Baker Field New York, NY	L 7–26	10,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Sheehan, Joseph M. (September 29, 1957). "Columbia Tops Brown, 23-20; Kick Is Decisive". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Danzig, Allison (October 6, 1957). "Princeton Trips Columbia; Tigers Win, 47 to 6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Briordy, William J. (October 13, 1957). "Eli Eleven Routs Columbia by 19-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 20, 1957). "Crimson Defeats Columbia by 19-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. McGowen, Roscoe (October 27, 1957). "Lehigh Trounces Columbia, 40 to 6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 3, 1957). "Big Red Subdues Columbia, 8 to 0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Effrat, Louis (November 10, 1957). "Lions Bow on Touchdown by Bradley in First Period". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Dell, John (November 18, 1957). "Riepl Helps Penn Win 2d; Columbia Bows as Frank Runs 66 for 1st Score". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Young, Dick (November 24, 1957). "Rutgers Deals 8th Loss in Row to Lions, 26-7". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 118 – via Newspapers.com.