1966 Columbia Lions football team

The 1966 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Columbia finished sixth in the Ivy League.

1966 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	2–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Aldo Donelli (10th season)
Captains	Richard Flory Robert Hast
Home stadium	Baker Field
Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Harvard +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Princeton +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Yale	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Columbia	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Penn	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Brown	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

In their tenth season under head coach Aldo "Buff" Donelli, the Lions compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored 306 to 156. Richard Flory and Robert Hast were the team captains.^[1]

The Lions' 2–5 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 231 to 122 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 24	at Colgate*	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	L 0–38	8,681	[3]
October 1	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 12–14	2,000	[4]
October 8	Harvard	Baker Field New York, NY	L 7–34	17,238	[5]
October 15	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 21–44	29,226	[6]
October 22	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 34–37	19,500	[7]
October 29	Cornell	Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry)	L 6–31	10,084	[8]
November 5	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 14–56	11,000	[9]
November 12	Penn	Baker Field New York, NY	W 22–14	7,300	[10]
November 19	Brown	Baker Field New York, NY	W 40–38	5,187	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming