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1963 Columbia

4–⁠4–⁠1 (2–⁠4–⁠1 Ivy League), coached by Aldo Donelli.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1963, game by game: won at Brown 41–14; lost vs. Princeton 6–7; lost at Yale 7–19; tied at Harvard 3–3; won vs. Lehigh 42–21; lost at Cornell 17–18; lost vs. Dartmouth 6–47; won vs. Pennsylvania 33–8; won at Rutgers 35–28+27−41Won 41–14 at Brown+27BrownLost 6–7 vs. Princeton-1PrincetonLost 7–19 at Yale-12YaleTied 3–3 at Harvard0HarvardWon 42–21 vs. Lehigh+21LehighLost 17–18 at Cornell-1CornellLost 6–47 vs. Dartmouth-41DartmouthWon 33–8 vs. Pennsylvania+25PennsylvaniaWon 35–28 at Rutgers+7Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atBrownW 41–⁠1458%
Oct 5vsPrincetonL 6–⁠752%
Oct 12atYaleL 7–⁠1951%
Oct 19atHarvardT 3–⁠328%
Oct 26vsLehighW 42–⁠2192%
Nov 2atCornellL 17–⁠1851%
Nov 9vsDartmouthL 6–⁠4736%
Nov 16vsPennsylvaniaW 33–⁠871%
Nov 23atRutgersW 35–⁠2852%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rutgers 35–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Photographs from 1963

  • President John F. Kennedy Attends a Harvard-Columbia Football Game, Cambridge, Massachusetts
    President John F. Kennedy Attends a Harvard–Columbia Football Game, Cambridge, MassachusettsPhoto: John F. Kennedy Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game

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Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4–⁠1 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
190–⁠165
Coach
Aldo Donelli
Elo
1470 +7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.3 No. 90 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Allison F. Butts

1963 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton5–⁠27–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠27–⁠2
Harvard4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Yale4–⁠36–⁠3
Cornell4–⁠35–⁠4
Columbia2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Brown2–⁠53–⁠5
Pennsylvania1–⁠63–⁠6

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