1965 Columbia Lions football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1965
| team = Columbia Lions
| sport = football
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| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 2–7
| conf_record = 1–6
| head_coach = Aldo Donelli
| hc_year = 9th
| captain = Ronald Brookshire
| stadium = Baker Field
}}
{{1965 Ivy League football standings}}
The 1965 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Columbia tied for last in the Ivy League.
In their ninth season under head coach Aldo "Buff" Donelli, the Lions compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored 199 to 83. Ronald Brookshire was the team captain.{{cite web |title=Columbia Football 2019 Record Book |publisher=Columbia University |location=New York, N.Y. |access-date=June 15, 2020 |page=215 |url=https://issuu.com/columbiaathletics/docs/2019_columbia_football_record_book}}
The Lions' 1–6 conference record tied for seventh in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 208 to 61 by Ivy opponents.{{cite book|url=https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998|title=Ivy League Football Media Guide|chapter=Year-by-Year History|publisher=Ivy League|location=Princeton, N.J.|date=2017|access-date=July 10, 2020|page=24}}
Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.
Schedule
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| poll = AP
| rankyear = 1965
| September 25 | | Lafayette
| Baker Field | New York, NY | L 10 14
| 8,514 | {{cite news |title=Lafayette Beats Columbia After 14 Losses, 14-10 |agency=United Press International |date=September 26, 1965 |at=sec. 3, p. 2 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55693481/1965-columbia-lafayette}}
| October 2 | | Princeton
| Baker Field | New York, NY | L 0 31
| 20,137 | {{cite news |title=Princeton Registers 31-0 Win |agency=Associated Press |date=October 3, 1965 |page=56 |newspaper=The Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55695665/1965-columbia-princeton}}
| October 9 | @ | Harvard
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | L 6 21
| 12,000 | {{cite news |title=Harvard Clips Columbia, 21-6 |agency=United Press International |date=October 10, 1965 |page=80 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69048491/1965-columbia-harvard/ }}
| October 16 | | Yale
| Baker Field | New York, NY | W 21 7
| 13,562 | {{cite news |title=Columbia Trips Yale, 21-7, for First Victory |first=William N. |last=Wallace |date=October 17, 1965 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 23 | | Rutgers
| Baker Field | New York, NY | W 12 7
| 18,000 | {{cite news |title=Score by Columbia in Fourth Quarter Tops Rutgers, 12-7 |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |date=October 24, 1965 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 30 | @ | Cornell
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY (rivalry) | L 6 20
| 13,000 | {{cite news |title=Cornell Beats Columbia, 20-6, as Wilson Scores Twice and Gains 150 Yards |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |date=October 31, 1965 |page=S6 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 6 | | Dartmouth
| Baker Field | New York, NY | L 0 47
| 15,269 | {{cite news |title=Dartmouth Routs Columbia, 47 to 0 |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |date=November 7, 1965 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 13 | @ | Penn
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA | L 21 31
| 9,382 | {{cite news |title=Penn Vanquishes Columbia, 31 to 21 |date=November 14, 1965 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 20 | | Brown
| Baker Field | New York, NY | L 7 51
| 11,368 | {{cite news |title=Brown Wallops Columbia, 51-7, as Hall Scores 3 Touchdowns |first=Frank |last=Litsky |date=November 21, 1965 |page=S6 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
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