NEW YORK—This is the 14^th article in a #CUFootball150 feature series on Top-10 Historical Lists for Columbia Football. Below is a list of Columbia Football's all-time Top-10 Game-Winning Field Goals. Previously we ran a Top-10 List on Columbia's Top Game-Winning Plays and field goals are not included in this list. Criteria for these game-winning field goals include kicks that occurred in the fourth quarter or in overtime that helped Columbia secure a win.
 
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14. Nick Rudd | Oct. 23, 2004 (Columbia 9, Dartmouth 6)
Rudd breaks a 6-6 tie with a 19-yard field goal with under 14:00 to play to give the Lions a 9-6 win over Dartmouth. Rudd's field goal follows an 11-play, 62-yard Columbia scoring drive.
 
13. Rudy Pegoraro | Sept. 28, 1957 (Columbia 23, Brown 20)
Pegararo's 15-yard field goal with 2:00 to play gives Columbia a 23-20 win over Brown before 10,500 in Providence.
 
12. Ralph Hewitt | Oct. 25, 1930 (Columbia 3, Williams 0)
Hewitt breaks a 0-0 tie with a 23-yard field goal to defeat Williams 3-0 at Baker Field. The kick occurs with 40 seconds to play and gives Columbia a 4-1 record under Lou Little.
 
11. Matt Linit | 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. Linit kicks a fourth quarter 24-yard field goal in driving rain and 20-30 miles per hour wind to give the Lions the victory. 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.
 
10. Oren Milstein | Oct. 22, 2016 (Columbia 9, Dartmouth 7)
First-year Milstein connects on three field goals to lead Columbia to a 9-7 win over Dartmouth during a key Homecoming contest. In heavy winds and rain, Milstein converts field goals of 31, 20, and the game-winner, a 33-yarder in the third quarter. The victory snaps Columbia's 15-game losing streak in Homecoming games.
 
9. Nick Rudd | Sept. 21, 2002 (Columbia 13, Fordham 11)
In the 2002 season opener and with Columbia trailing 11-10 with 11 seconds left, Rudd connects on a 37-yard field to give the Lions a 13-11 go-ahead victory at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. The game-winning field goal is set up by a 40-yard, seven-play drive keyed by a 30-yard pass from quarterback Steve Hunsberger to wide receiver Steve Cargile. The game represented the first-ever Liberty Bowl between Columbia and Fordham. The Liberty Cup was created to honor the alumni of both schools who were lost in the attacks of September 11, 2001. The game also honored all of those who lost their lives that day, including members of the various city and state agencies (FDNY, NYPD, EMS, Port Authority, etc.).
 
8. Matt Linit | Oct. 26, 1996 (Columbia 13, Yale 10)
A fourth quarter Linit field goal breaks a 10-10 tie and gives Columbia a 13-10 win.in a pivotal game at the Yale Bowl in New Haven. Linit's field goal comes with 2:13 to play. The win gives Columbia a perfect 6-0 record to start the 1996 season. Linebacker Rory Wilfork and defensive end Marcellus Wiley are a two-man defensive wrecking crew as they hold Yale to just eight first downs and 156 yards of total offense. With constant pressure from the duo, the Lions intercept four passes. Wilfork totals 11 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss for 27 yards two sacks for 19 yards, while Wiley finishes with eight tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss for 27 yards and 2.0 sacks for 19 yards, a pass breakup and blocks a Yale 41-yard field goal attempt. Wiley also rushes for 45 yards.

 
7. Oren Milstein | Oct. 8, 2016 (Columbia 15, Wagner 13)
In technically the first complete game action of his career, first-year Milstein kicks a school-record five field goals to lead Columbia to a 15-13 road victory at Wagner. His 36-yard field goal with under five minutes to play seals the victory for Columbia. Milstein also sets school game records for best field goal accuracy (5-5) and most points scored by a placekicker (15) despite playing in rainy conditions. Milstein goes on to become the first first-year player in school history to earn First Team All-Ivy League honors.
 
6. Neal Kravitz | Oct. 9, 1999 (Columbia 10, Bucknell 7)
Kravitz connects on a 46-yard field goal with 4:10 remaining in the contest to give Columbia a 10-7 win over Bucknell at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. Columbia uses an 11-play, 51-yard drive to set up the game-winning field goal.
 
5. Ralph Hewitt | Nov. 1, 1930 (Columbia 10, Cornell 7)
A week after he defeats Willliams on a last-minute field goal, Hewitt drop kicks the game-winning 52-yard field goal and returns a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown in a 10-7 Columbia win over Cornell at Baker Field. Hewitt scores all 10 of Columbia's points. His 52-yard field still ranks as the longest field goal in school history and his 92-yard kickoff return touchdown is one of the longest in school history.
 
4. Jon Rocholl | Nov. 18, 2006 (Columbia 22, Brown 21)
With Columbia trailing 21-19, Rocholl converts a 27-yard field goal with three seconds to play to give Columbia a 22-21 road win at Brown. Columbia trailed 21-12 with 13:37 to play. The Lions battled back to within 21-19 with an 80-yard drive ending in a 6-yard pass from Craig Hormann to Jordan Davis. After Brown missed a 45-yard field goal, Columbia took over, drove 63 yards in 14 plays to set up Rocholl's game-winning kick. The kick gave Columbia a 5-5 record for the 2006 season.
 
3. Howard Miller | Nov. 20, 1915 (Columbia 19, NYU 16)
Miller breaks a 16-16 tie and converts a 48-yard drop kick with 40 seconds to play to give Columbia a 19-16 victory at South Field. The kick secures an undefeated 5-0 season for the 1915 Lions.
 
2. Oren Milstein | Sept. 16, 2017 (Columbia 17, Wagner 14)
A sophomore, Milstein converts a 29-yard field goal as time expires to give Columbia a 17-14 victory over Wagner in the 2017 season opener. Columbia blocks two field goals on the day, the second coming with the score tied at 14-14 and Wagner driving with 1:38 left to play. Connor Heeb gets his hand on a 42-yard field goal attempt and the Lions get the ball back. Quarterback Anders Hill engineers a nine-play, 56-yard drive to setup the game-winning field goal by Milstein. The kick was especially sweet for Milstein who missed a 29-yard field goal earlier in the fourth quarter.
 
1. Paul Kaliades | Nov. 6, 1971 (Columbia 31, Dartmouth 29)
The nationally-acclaimed linebacker Kaliades kicks a game-winning field goal with 48 seconds to play to defeat Dartmouth 31-29 at Baker Field. Kaliades' kick barely clears the goal post as the Lions stun Dartmouth, which entered the contest in first place in the Ivy League and with a 15-game win streak intact. Kaliades also handled placekicking duties as one of Columbia's last straight-ahead kickers. The Lions build a 28-14 third quarter lead on two Don Jackson touchdown passes, but Dartmouth battles back to take a 29-28 lead. Jackson throws for 160 yards on the day. The victory jumpstarts Columbia as it wins its final three games en route to a 6-3 overall record and 5-2 third-place finish in the Ivy League.