1958 Columbia Lions football team

The 1958 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season.

1958 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
1958 record1–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coachAldo Donelli (2nd season)
CaptainCoy Gobble
Home stadiumBaker Field
1958 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Dartmouth $ 6 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Cornell 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Princeton 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Brown 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Penn 4 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Harvard 3 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –0  1 –8 –0
Yale 0 –7 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their second season under head coach Aldo "Buff" Donelli, the Lions compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored 291 to 35. Coy Gobble was the team captain.[1]

The Lions' 1–6 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League. Columbia was outscored 196 to 21 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Brown
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 0–22 8,500 [3]
October 4 at Princeton
L 8–43 16,500 [4]
October 11 Yale
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 13–0 17,000 [5]
October 18 Harvard
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
L 0–26 23,000 [6]
October 25 at Buffalo*
L 14–34 13,074 [7]
November 1 Cornell
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY (rivalry)
L 0–25 17,500 [8]
November 8 at Dartmouth
L 0–38 [1]
November 15 at Penn
L 0–42 17,817 [9]
November 22 at Rutgers*
L 0–61 20,000 [10]
  • *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. Effrat, Louis (September 28, 1958). "Columbia Loses to Bruins, 22 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 5, 1958). "Sachs Sets Tigers' Pace in 43-8 Rout of Columbia". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 12, 1958). "Lions Score, 13-0; Columbia's 10-Game Losing Streak Ends with Yale's Upset". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 19, 1958). "Columbia Beaten; Harvard Eleven Grabs 4 Lion Fumbles and Scores by 26 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. Strauss, Michael (October 26, 1958). "Buffalo Defeats Columbia, 34-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. McGowen, Roscoe (November 2, 1958). "Columbia Loses; Lions Beaten by 25-0 as Skypeck and Tino Set Cornell Pace". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. Effrat, Louis (November 16, 1958). "Quakers Conquer Columbia, 42 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 23, 1958). "Rutgers Crushes Columbia, 61 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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