1962 Columbia Lions football team

1962 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainThomas E. O’Connor Jr.
Home stadiumBaker Field
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Harvard 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Columbia 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Princeton 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Cornell 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Penn 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Yale 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
Brown 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 6 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Columbia tied for third in the Ivy League.

In their sixth season under head coach Aldo "Buff" Donelli, the Lions compiled a 5–4 record but were outscored 206 to 124. Thomas E. O’Connor Jr. was the team captain.[1]

The Lions' 2–3 conference record tied for third in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 169 to 96 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Brown
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 22–20 8,277 [3]
October 6 at Princeton
L 0–33 14,000 [4]
October 13 Yaledagger
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 14–10 24,200 [5]
October 20 Harvard
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 14–36 18,500 [6]
October 27 Lehigh*
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 22–15 6,500–8,275 [7][8]
November 3 Cornell
W 25–21 4,450 [9]
November 10 at Dartmouth
L 0–42 8,500 [10]
November 17 at Penn
W 21–7 8,649 [11]
November 24 Rutgers*
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 6–22 15,225 [12]
  • *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 30, 1962). "Lions Halt Brown, 22-20, as Late Conversion Fails". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 7, 1962). "Princeton Routs Columbia, 33-0; Five Tigers Score". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Teague, Robert L. (October 14, 1962). "Columbia Tops Yale; Lion 14-10 Victor". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Teague, Robert L. (October 21, 1962). "Harvard Tops Columbia, 36-14; Lions Outrushed". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Teague, Robert L. (October 28, 1962). "Columbia Passing Attack Beats Lehigh Here, 22-15". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  9. ^ Tuckner, Howard M. (November 4, 1962). "Lions' Pass Sinks Cornell, 25 to 21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 11, 1962). "Dartmouth Wins; Columbia Routed". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Tuckner, Howard M. (November 18, 1962). "Columbia Victor; Lions Hand Penn a 21-7 Trouncing". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  12. ^ Teague, Robert L. (November 25, 1962). "Rutgers Checks Roberts in Trouncing Lions Here". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.