1957 Columbia Lions football team
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American college football season
| 1957 Columbia Lions football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 1–8 (1–6 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | George Pappas |
| Home stadium | Baker Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 college 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
[edit ]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | at Brown | W 23–20 | 10,500 | [3] | |||
| October 5 | Princeton |
| L 6–47 | 15,000 | [4] | ||
| October 12 | at Yale | L 0–19 | 19,285 | [5] | |||
| October 19 | at Harvard | L 6–19 | 10,000 | [6] | |||
| October 26 | at Lehigh *dagger |
| L 6–40 | 12,000 | [7] | ||
| November 2 | at Cornell | L 0–8 | 10,000 | [8] | |||
| November 9 | Dartmouth |
| L 0–7 | 13,000 | [9] | ||
| November 16 | at Penn |
| L 6–28 | 12,000 | [10] | ||
| November 23 | Rutgers * |
| L 7–26 | 10,000 | [11] | ||
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References
[edit ]- ^ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 215. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (September 29, 1957). "Columbia Tops Brown, 23-20; Kick Is Decisive". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Danzig, Allison (October 6, 1957). "Princeton Trips Columbia; Tigers Win, 47 to 6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Briordy, William J. (October 13, 1957). "Eli Eleven Routs Columbia by 19-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 20, 1957). "Crimson Defeats Columbia by 19-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 27, 1957). "Lehigh Trounces Columbia, 40 to 6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 3, 1957). "Big Red Subdues Columbia, 8 to 0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Effrat, Louis (November 10, 1957). "Lions Bow on Touchdown by Bradley in First Period". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.