1958 Columbia

1–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Ivy League), coached by Aldo Donelli.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1958, game by game: lost vs. Brown 0–22; lost at Princeton 8–43; won vs. Yale 13–0; lost vs. Harvard 0–26; lost at Buffalo 14–34; lost vs. Cornell 0–25; lost at Dartmouth 0–38; lost at Pennsylvania 0–42; lost at Rutgers 0–61+13−61Lost 0–22 vs. Brown-22BrownLost 8–43 at Princeton-35PrincetonWon 13–0 vs. Yale+13YaleLost 0–26 vs. Harvard-26HarvardLost 14–34 at Buffalo-20BuffaloLost 0–25 vs. Cornell-25CornellLost 0–38 at Dartmouth-38DartmouthLost 0–42 at Pennsylvania-42PennsylvaniaLost 0–61 at Rutgers-61Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsBrownL 0–⁠2233%
Oct 4atPrincetonL 8–⁠4317%
Oct 11vsYaleW 13–⁠022%
Oct 18vsHarvardL 0–⁠2651%
Oct 25atBuffaloL 14–⁠3466%
Nov 1vsCornellL 0–⁠2524%
Nov 8atDartmouthL 0–⁠3810%
Nov 15atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠4216%
Nov 22atRutgersL 0–⁠6111%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 61–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
1–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 7th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
35–⁠291
Coach
Aldo Donelli
Elo
1207 −100 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−42.7 No. 112 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Coy Gobble

1958 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠17–⁠2
Cornell5–⁠26–⁠3
Princeton5–⁠26–⁠3
Brown4–⁠36–⁠3
Pennsylvania4–⁠34–⁠5
Harvard3–⁠44–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠8
Yale0–⁠72–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.