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1957 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Pappas
Home stadiumBaker Field
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Ivy League football standings
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 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 at Brown
W 23–20 10,500 [3]
October 5 Princeton
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
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
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 6–40 12,000 [7]
November 2 at Cornell
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
  • daggerHomecoming

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. 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.
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