1961 Columbia
6–3 (6–1 Ivy League), coached by Aldo Donelli. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Brown 50–0Sep 30
By 50 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | at Brown | W 50–0 | 44% |
| Oct 7 | vs Princeton | L 20–30 | 48% |
| Oct 14 | at Yale | W 11–0 | 21% |
| Oct 21 | at Harvard | W 26–14 | 50% |
| Oct 28 | vs Lehigh | L 7–14 | 89% |
| Nov 4 | at Cornell | W 35–7 | 56% |
| Nov 11 | vs Dartmouth | W 35–14 | 46% |
| Nov 18 | vs Pennsylvania | W 37–6 | 79% |
| Nov 25 | at Rutgers | L 19–32 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 32–19; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.
In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
Ivy League champions6–1 in the conference, shared with Harvard
- Record
- 6–3
- Conference
- 6–1 shared first in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 240–117
- Coach
- Aldo Donelli
- Elo
- 1514 +107 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.7 No. 75 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bill Campbell
- Offense
- Wing-T
1961 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard | 6–1 | 6–3 | |
 Columbia | 6–1 | 6–3 | |
| Dartmouth | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
| Princeton | 5–2 | 5–4 | |
| Yale | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Cornell | 2–5 | 3–6 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1–6 | 2–7 | |
| Brown | 0–7 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.