1960 Columbia

3–⁠6 (3–⁠4 Ivy League), coached by Aldo Donelli.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1960, game by game: won vs. Brown 37–0; lost at Princeton 0–49; lost at Yale 8–30; lost vs. Harvard 7–8; lost vs. Holy Cross 6–27; won vs. Cornell 44–6; lost at Dartmouth 6–22; won at Pennsylvania 16–6; lost vs. Rutgers 2–43+38−49Won 37–0 vs. Brown+37BrownLost 0–49 at Princeton-49PrincetonLost 8–30 at Yale-22YaleLost 7–8 vs. Harvard-1HarvardLost 6–27 vs. Holy Cross-21Holy CrossWon 44–6 vs. Cornell+38CornellLost 6–22 at Dartmouth-16DartmouthWon 16–6 at Pennsylvania+10PennsylvaniaLost 2–43 vs. Rutgers-41Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsBrownW 37–⁠050%
Oct 1atPrincetonL 0–⁠4935%
Oct 8atYaleL 8–⁠3026%
Oct 15vsHarvardL 7–⁠845%
Oct 22vsHoly CrossL 6–⁠2742%
Oct 29vsCornellW 44–⁠643%
Nov 5atDartmouthL 6–⁠2222%
Nov 12atPennsylvaniaW 16–⁠631%
Nov 19vsRutgersL 2–⁠4342%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 43–⁠2; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠4 5th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
126–⁠191
Coach
Aldo Donelli
Elo
1359 −1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.2 No. 101 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Robert McCool

1960 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale7–⁠09–⁠014
Princeton6–⁠17–⁠2
Harvard4–⁠35–⁠4
Dartmouth4–⁠35–⁠4
Columbia3–⁠43–⁠6
Pennsylvania2–⁠53–⁠6
Brown1–⁠63–⁠6
Cornell1–⁠62–⁠7

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