1959 Columbia
2–7 (1–6 Ivy League), coached by Aldo Donelli. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Brown 21–6Sep 26
By 15 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Brown | W 21–6 | 18% |
| Oct 3 | vs Princeton | L 0–22 | 36% |
| Oct 10 | at Yale | L 0–14 | 27% |
| Oct 17 | at Harvard | L 22–38 | 28% |
| Oct 24 | vs Holy Cross | L 0–34 | 25% |
| Oct 31 | at Cornell | L 7–13 | 21% |
| Nov 7 | vs Dartmouth | L 0–22 | 26% |
| Nov 14 | vs Pennsylvania | L 6–24 | 23% |
| Nov 21 | vs Rutgers | W 26–16 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Rutgers 26–16; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
- Record
- 2–7
- Conference
- 1–6 8th in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 82–189
- Coach
- Aldo Donelli
- Elo
- 1290 −14 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −28.8 No. 111 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Harvey Brookins
1959 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 6–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Dartmouth | 5–1–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Yale | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
| Harvard | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
| Cornell | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Princeton | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Brown | 1–5–1 | 2–6–1 | |
 Columbia | 1–6 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.