NEW YORK—This is the 12^th story in a #CUFootball150 feature series on Top-10 Historical Lists for Columbia Football. Since it's Homecoming Week 2020, we look at a list of Columbia Football's all-time Best Homecoming Ivy League Victories.
 
Columbia has hosted 79 Homecoming games dating back to 1941. The 2020 season would have been the 80th consecutive Homecoming Game. Here are the top-14 best victories:
 
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14. Nov. 1, 1941 (Columbia 7, Cornell 0)
A 54-yard touchdown run by Paul Governali and Columbia's defense stalls a Cornell drive at the four-yard line as time runs out to give the Lions a 7-0 victory in Columbia's first-ever Homecoming Game at Baker Field. It was Columbia's first victory over Cornell in five years.
 
13. Oct. 19, 1996 (Columbia 3, Lafayette 0)
In one of the lowest-scoring games in school history, Columbia wins a 3-0 Homecoming victory over Lafayette in driving rain and 20-30 miles per hour wind at Baker Field. Lafayette is held to just 76 yards of total offense on 58 plays and a 1.31 yards per play average. The two teams combine for just 11 first downs and 194 combined yards of offense. Marcellus Wiley finishes with 11 tackles, five tackles for loss, one sack, and a fumble recovery. Columbia also intercepts two passes and totals 8.0 tackles for loss. Matt Linit kicks a 24-yard field goal in driving rain and heavy wind to give the Lions the victory. The contest marks the fewest combined points scored by both teams in a Columbia Homecoming contest.
 
12. Oct. 19, 1994 (Columbia 17, Princeton 10)
In front of 12,850 Homecoming fans, Columbia upsets a talented Princeton team, 17-10. Using a 24-yard pass from quarterback Jamie Schwalbe to JJ Jones, a 1-yard touchdown run by Marcellus Wiley, and a 23-yard field goal by Roger Aldrich, Columbia takes a 17-3 lead at halftime and holds off the Tigers for the win. Schwalbe throws for 252 yards and a touchdown and linebacker Rory Wilfork leads the defense with 15 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss. Princeton is held to 213 total yards and 14 first downs.
 
11. Sept. 19, 1998 (Columbia 24, Harvard 0)
Before 11,125 Homecoming fans, Columbia shuts down Harvard 24-0. Harvard is held to eight first downs and 169 total yards, and rushes for just 78 yards as Columbia's defense forces four turnovers (two interceptions, two fumble recoveries). The victory gives Columbia its fifth straight Homecoming victory. Quarterback Paris Childress (102 yards passing) and Johnathan Reese (93 all-purpose yards) lead the Lions' effort.
 
10. Oct. 24, 1970 (Columbia 30, Rutgers 14)
Don Jackson throws three touchdown passes and runs for another in leading Columbia to a 30-14 Homecoming win over Rutgers before 16,000 fans at Baker Field. The Lions build up a dominating 23-0 halftime lead on Jackson touchdown passes to Michael Jones (7 yards), Jesse Parks (15 yards), and John Sefcik (25 yards). On defense, Columbia intercepts three Rutgers passes.
 
9. Oct. 9, 1982 (Columbia 35, Princeton 14)
Quarterback John Witkowski throws for 316 yards and four touchdowns, wide receiver Bill Reggio ties a school-record with three touchdown catches and finishes with 13 receptions for 171 yards, and Don Lewis finishes with 11 catches for 111 yards and another score as Columbia's passing attack overwhelms Princeton 35-14 on 1982 Homecoming Day. After trailing 14-7 at halftime, Columbia scores 28 unanswered points in the third quarter to take command. Witkowski throws touchdown passes of 9, 52, 12, and 20 yards and completes 24 of 40 passes on the day. The last three touchdowns come in the third quarter as he ties a school-record for TD passes in a quarter. James McHale does the damage on the ground as he rushes for 136 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries. The Lions accumulate 472 total offensive yards and 30 first downs.
 
8. Oct. 16, 1971 (Columbia 15, Yale 14)
Trailing 14-13, Columbia converts a game-winning two-point conversion when John Sefcik takes a pitch and completes a pass to Mike Jones for the win before 18,530 Homecoming fans at Baker Field. William Irish makes a one-handed touchdown catch on a Don Jackson pass to pull Columbia to within one point at 14-13 with 1:36 to play. The Lions decide to go for the win and it pays off.
 
7. Oct. 22, 2016 (Columbia 9, Dartmouth 7)
Columbia ends a 16-game losing streak on Homecoming with a 9-7 victory over Dartmouth. In 24-mile-per-hour wind, first-year Oren Milstein kicks three field goals and Columbia's defense holds Dartmouth to just 1-17 on third down conversions in the victory. Milstein's game-winning field goal into the wind comes on a 33-yarder late in the third quarter and Columbia's defense does the rest.

 
6. Oct. 21, 2000 (Columbia 49, Dartmouth 21)
Columbia scores seven touchdowns in taking a 49-21 Homecoming contest over Dartmouth. The seven touchdowns and seven point after attempt conversions tie school-records for an Ivy League game, and the Lions rack up 443 total offensive yards on only 60 plays (7.4 yards per offensive play). Columbia's 49 points also mark the most points ever scored in a Homecoming Game. Running back Johnathan Reese breaks the 34-year old school rushing record with 236 yards and scores a career-high four touchdowns. On only 25 carries, Reese scores on touchdown runs of 72 yards, 44, 10, and 2 yards and averages a school-record 9.4 yards per carry. Quarterback Jeff McCall completes 11 of 17 passes for 118 yards including a 54-yard touchdown pass to Doug Peck. Justin Logan also pitches in two touchdowns on an 82-yard kickoff return and 59-yard interception return. Columbia's defense intercepts five passes for 129 return yards.
 
5. Oct. 6, 1951 (Columbia 35, Harvard 0)
In Columbia's largest-ever victory in its series against Harvard, the Lions score five touchdowns en route to a 35-0 blanking of the Crimson before 10,000 fans in attendance at Baker Field. Howard Hansen races 86-yards for a touchdown to give the Lions a 7-0 lead, then quarterback Mitchell Price gives the Lions a 21-0 first half lead as he hits Al Ward and Dick Danneman (60 yarder) for respective touchdown passes. Hansen rushes for a career-best 162 yards on 17 carries. Vernon Wynott and John Valuska score the other two touchdowns. The 35 points also mark the most points ever scored by Columbia against Harvard.
 
4. Oct. 7, 1995 (Columbia 24, No. 13 Penn 14)
Columbia upsets No. 13 ranked and undefeated Penn 24-14 on Homecoming at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. Trailing 14-10 in the third quarter, Columbia scores on a 39-yard punt return touchdown by Roy Hanks, then Eric Keck recovers a fumble caused by Charles Bettinelli which leads to a 2-yard touchdown run by Mike Cavanaugh to seal the win. On defense, Rory Wilfork totals 16 tackles, one sack and 4.0 tackles for loss for Columbia. At the time, current Head Coach Al Bagnoli was Penn's head coach and current offensive coordinator Mark Fabish finished the game with six receptions for 94 yards and a 40-yard touchdown for the Quakers.
 
3. Oct. 19, 2019 (Columbia 44, Penn 6)
The game marks Columbia's largest-ever Homecoming victory, ties for the largest-ever Ivy League home win, and was Columbia's largest-ever against Penn. Columbia rushes for a season-high 255 yards and four touchdowns and the Lions' defense limits Penn's Ivy League-leading rushing game to just 93 rushing yards as it registers a dominating 44-6 victory. The Lions led 44-0, outgained Penn 413-232 in total yards and registered 24 first downs to Penn's 14. Quarterback Ty Lenhart keys the Lions offense for a career-best 95 rushing yards and two touchdowns and also throws for 158 yards and a touchdown.
 
2. Oct. 8, 1988 (Columbia 16, Princeton 13)
Columbia wins its first-ever game at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium with a 16-13 Homecoming victory over Princeton. Solomon Johnson's 2-yard touchdown run with under five minutes to play seals the win. Princeton has one last chance to tie the game, but a 49-yard field goal falls short in the closing seconds. Columbia's Greg Abbruzzese runs for 182 yards on 37 carries. The win also snaps the program's 44-game losing streak.
 
1. Oct. 14, 2017 (Columbia 34, Penn 31, OT)
Trailing 21-7 in the fourth quarter, Columbia scores 21 unanswered points to force overtime before 13,081 Homecoming fans at Robert K. Kraft Field. In overtime, Columbia wins on a dramatic, walk-off 24-yard touchdown pass from Anders Hill to Josh Wainwright. Penn takes a 31-28 lead after a 41-yard field goal on the first possession of overtime, but Columbia responds when Hill finds Wainwright open in the middle of the field on a third-down-eight play for the game-winning play. The crowd responds by storming the field in celebration. Wainwright catches 10 passes for 193 yards and two touchdowns, Hill completes 21 of 33 passes for 258 yards and three touchdowns, and linebacker Michael Murphy leads the Lions defense with 12 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries. With the win, Columbia begins a season with five straight wins for the first time in 21 years and snaps a 20-game losing streak to Penn.