1957 Columbia Lions football team

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.

1957 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	1–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Aldo Donelli (1st season)
Captain	George Pappas
Home stadium	Baker Field
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 Ivy League football standings

v t e	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

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 23–20	10,500	[3]
October 5	Princeton	Baker Field New York, NY	L 6–47	15,000	[4]
October 12	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–19	19,285	[5]
October 19	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 6–19	10,000	[6]
October 26	at Lehigh*	Baker Field New York, NY	L 6–40	12,000	[7]
November 2	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	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 Homecoming