1962 Columbia Lions football team

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.

1962 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
1962 record	5–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Aldo Donelli (6th season)
Captain	Thomas E. O’Connor Jr.
Home stadium	Baker Field

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

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Brown	Baker Field New York, NY	W 22–20	8,277	[3]
October 6	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–33	14,000	[4]
October 13	Yale	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	8,275	[7]
November 3	Cornell	Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry)	W 25–21	4,450	[8]
November 10	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 0–42	8,500	[9]
November 17	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 21–7	8,649	[10]
November 24	Rutgers*	Baker Field New York, NY	L 6–22	15,225	[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. 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. Tuckner, Howard M. (November 4, 1962). "Lions' Pass Sinks Cornell, 25 to 21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 11, 1962). "Dartmouth Wins; Columbia Routed". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. 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.
11. Teague, Robert L. (November 25, 1962). "Rutgers Checks Roberts in Trouncing Lions Here". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.