Football's Top-30 Best All-Around Performances
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NEW YORK—This is the 17th feature in a #CUFootball150 series on Top-10 Historical Lists for Columbia Football. Below is a list of Columbia Football's all-time Top-30 Individual Offensive Game Performances. Criteria for these top individual offensive performances include numbers and significance of performance from an offensive perspective only.
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29. Solomon Johnson | at Lehigh, Oct. 29, 1988
Despite a 56-27 loss at Lehigh, Solomon scores two touchdowns on an 81-yard kickoff return and 65-yard touchdown run and totals 283 all-purpose yards, including 179 rushing on 23 carries, 13 receiving on two catches, and 91 kickoff return yards.
28. Eugene Rossides | Cornell, Nov. 3, 1945
Rossides scores a school-record five rushing touchdowns in the first three quarters to lead Columbia to a 34-26 win over Cornell at Baker Field. He also returns a punt of 62 yards in the first quarter. The Lions were up 34-13 before Cornell got back in the game with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
27. Austin Knowlin | at Harvard, Nov. 8, 2008
Knowlin scores two touchdowns on a 76-yard punt return and 5-yard reception. He finishes the game with 216 all-purpose yards combining eight catches for 47 yards, 102 yards on six punt returns, and 48 kickoff return yards on two returns, along with 19 rushing yards.
26. Eugene Rossides | Lafayette, Sept. 29, 1945
In the 1946 season opener and his first game in a Columbia uniform, Rossides scores three touchdowns to lead Columbia to a 40-14 rout of Lafayette at Baker Field. On the game's first play and opening kickoff, Rossides zig zags through the Lafayette defense for 85 yards to set up the first touchdown. Then on Columbia's second possession, scores on a 21-yard run. Columbia led 27-7 at halftime and 40-7 at the end of the third quarter.
25. Marcellus Wiley | at Holy Cross, Oct. 5, 1996
Wiley leads Columbia to a 42-16 victory over Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. as he rushes for three touchdowns and makes two tackles from his defensive end position. Wiley's touchdown runs include gains of 8, 5, and 7 yards. He finishes with 43 yards rushing on five carries.
24. Mike Cavanaugh | Lehigh, Oct. 14, 1995
A quarterback, Cavanaugh was a one-man wrecking crew against Lehigh as he totaled 408 yards but it was not enough as the Engineers topped Columbia 37-35. Cavanaugh completed 11 of 21 passes for 270 yards and a touchdown, and rushed 23 times for 138 yards and another touchdown. The game remains the top passing-rushing combination game in school history. He remains one of only two players in school history to throw for more than 200 yards and rush for more than 100 yards in the same game.
23. Johnathan Reese | Cornell, Nov. 11, 2000
Reese scores three touchdowns, totals 292 all-purpose yards including 73 rushing yards, 127 receiving yards on four catches, and 92 kickoff return yards in a 35-31 loss to Cornell. Reese scores touchdowns on an 18-yard run, 92-yard kickoff return, and a 1-yard run. He also catches a pass for 77 yards that remains his career-long. On the day, he averages 12.7 yards per attempt. Cornell registers a 35-31 victory as it scores the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run with 44 seconds to play.
22. Tom Haggerty | at Cornell, Nov. 4, 1961
Highlighted by an 85-yard punt return touchdown, Haggerty leads Columbia to a 35-7 rout at Cornell. Haggerty finishes the day with a career-high 287 all-purpose yards including 145 rushing, five receiving, 119 on punt returns, and 18 on kickoff returns. The performance helps Columbia capture the 1961 Ivy League football championship.
21. Roy Hanks | at Princeton, Oct. 28, 1995
Hanks sets a school-record for most combined return yards as he totals 254 in a 44-14 loss at Princeton. Hanks finishes with 150 kickoff return yards on seven attempts and runs for 104 punt return yards on four attempts. His long gain was a 55-yard punt return. He also makes four tackles on defense.
20. Dick Carr | Harvard, Oct. 17, 1953
Before 20,000 Homecoming fans, Carr leads Columbia to a 6-0 win over Harvard on Homecoming as he intercepts a career-high three passes and throws the game-winning touchdown pass, a 32-yarder to wide receiver Robert Mercier. Carr plays all 60 minutes of the game.
19. Louis Kusserow | Yale, Oct. 13, 1945
Kusserow intercepts a school-record four Yale passes as he leads the Lions to a 27-13 Homecoming victory before 30,000 fans in New York. Kusserow also scores on a run sweep. Kusserow intercepts four of Columbia's five passes on the day. Columbia goes 8-1 in 1945.
18. Marcellus Wiley | at Yale, Oct. 26, 1996
On defense, defensive end Marcellus Wiley and linebacker Rory Wilfork are a two-man defensive wrecking crew as they lead the Lions to a 13-10 victory over Yale at the Yale Bowl. 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. The Bulldogs are held to just eight first downs and just 156 yards of total offense and have four passes intercepted. A fourth quarter Matt Linit field goal breaks a 10-10 tie, gives Columbia the win and a 6-0 start to the 1996 season.
17. Louis Kusserow | at Navy, Oct. 4, 1947
In a 13-6 Columbia victory before 22,000 fans in Annapolis, which included Admiral Chester A. Nimitz and several important members of the English Navy, Kusserow intercepts three Navy passes, throws for another, and runs for a touchdown. His pass to Bruce Gehrke, after taking a pitch, proves to be the game-winner for Columbia.
16. Archie Roberts | Lehigh, Oct. 26, 1963
Roberts is responsible for four touchdowns (two rushing/two passing) finishes with 246 total offensive yards, intercepts two passes, and registers 49 return yards in a 42-21 win over Lehigh. Roberts completes 16 of 23 passes for 174 yards, rushes for 72 yards on 15 attempts, and scores on two short runs.
15. Eugene Rossides | Syracuse, Nov. 23, 1946
A sophomore quarterback, Rossides leads the Lions to a 59-21 win over Syracuse before 30,000 fans on a cold November day at Baker Field. Rossides was responsible for four touchdowns. He threw touchdown passes of 18, 31, and 24 yards, ran for another score, then iced the game with an interception return of 55 yards late in the game. He also returned three punts for 82 yards. The Lions would finish 6-3 overall in 1946 and a school-record 158,000 fans attended games at Baker Field.
14. Archie Roberts | Yale, Oct. 13, 1962
On Homecoming, Roberts intercepts two passes, completes 13 forward passes, and runs for the game-winning touchdown in leading Columbia to a 14-10 win over Yale.
13. Louis Kusserow | at Dartmouth, Nov. 6, 1948
Kusserow tallies the longest play in school history, a 100-yard kickoff return for touchdown in a 26-21 loss at Dartmouth. Kusserow finishes the day with two touchdowns, 279 all-purpose yards, including 101 receiving yards on six receptions, 14 yards on punt returns, and 64 rushing yards. The 100-yard kickoff return was described in the Columbia Spectator: "But just as one and all began to envision a rout, the incomparable Lou Kusserow once more galloped himself into Columbia history by cuddling Bill Dey's soaring kickoff five yards in his end zone and chugging down the middle, through a swarm of green jerseys, over to the left and down the sideline amid deafening shrieks from the capacity crowd into paydirt, 105 yards from his point of embarkation."
12. Des Werthman | at Dartmouth, Nov. 7, 1992
In a 38-19 loss in Hanover, Werthman scores a career-high three rushing touchdowns and on defense, recovers a fumble, and makes a game-high 23 tackles. Werthman's runs come on runs of 1, 3, and 1-yard. He scores18 of Columbia's 19 points on the day.
11. Louis Kusserow | Syracuse, Nov. 20, 1948
In a 34-28 win at Baker Field, Kusserow scores three touchdowns, totals 295 all-purpose yards, rushes for 173 yards, finished with 60 receiving yards, 51 kickoff return yards, and 11 punt return yards. He registers only 23 touches in the game. The 295 all-purpose yards ranks as the second-highest game total in school history.
10. Dick Carr | Rutgers, Nov. 21, 1953
Carr throws four touchdown passes on offense, intercepts two passes inside Columbia's 5-yard line, and recovers a fumble on defense in leading Columbia to a 27-13 victory over Rutgers before 12,000 fans at Baker Field. "Iron Man" Carr plays all 60 minutes of the game and completes 10 of 23 passes for 232 yards.
9. Paul Kaliades | Dartmouth, Nov. 6, 1971
A linebacker, Kaliades kicks the game-winning 34-yard field goal with under a minute to play, converts three extra point kicks, and makes 15 tackles to lead Columbia to a 31-29 upset win over Dartmouth. The game remains one of the top upset victories in school history.
8. Kyle Castner | at Brown, Nov. 10, 2018
Castner originally came to Columbia as a quarterback but was later moved to wide receiver. He showed off all of his skills in a late November 2018 game at Brown where he was responsible for five touchdowns, rushed for three scores, and threw for two more as he sparked Columbia to a 42-20 come-from-behind victory over the Bears. Serving as Columbia's wildcat quarterback, Castner rushes for 88 yards on 15 carries, completes 2-3 passes for 27 yards, and two touchdowns and catches four passes for 48 yards. He runs for touchdowns of 1, 2, and 31 yards from the quarterback position and throws touchdown passes of 2 and 25 yards.
7. Jesse Parks | at Princeton, Oct. 3, 1970
Parks scores 20 of Columbia's 22 points, scores three touchdowns on catches of 29 and 22 yards and a run of eight yards, and also registers a two-point conversion in a 24-22 loss at Princeton. He finishes the day with seven catches for 120 yards receiving and 35 rushing yards on nine carries.
6. Des Werthman | Brown, Nov. 21, 1992
In the 1992 season finale, linebacker Werthman ties a career-high three rushing touchdowns, kicks two extra points, intercepts a pass for a seven-yard return, and registers 15 tackles (game-high 13 solo) as he leads Columbia to a 34-28 win at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. Werthman, who totals 114 yards rushing on 21 carries, scores touchdowns on runs of 21, 1, and 11 yards. He scores 20 of the Lions' 34 points.
5. Archie Roberts | Penn, Nov. 14, 1964
One of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in school history, Roberts totals 377 yards of offense and is responsible for four touchdowns as he leads Columbia to a 33-12 victory over Penn at Baker Field. On the ground, he gains 202 yards rushing on only 19 carries (10.7 average) and a 5-yard touchdown. Through the air, he tosses three touchdown passes and completes 14 of 19 passes (74 percent) for 175 yards. Roberts is responsible for 377 of Columbia's 460 total offensive yards. He also plays defensive back, holds for placement kicks, and punts for the Lions (one punt for 43 yards).
4. Roger Dennis | Yale, Oct. 16, 1965
Dennis sets school game records for punt return touchdowns (1.5) and punt return yards (139), and plays a role in all three scores in a 21-7 Columbia win over Yale at Baker Field. First, he scores a touchdown on a 54-yard punt return to give the Lions a 7-0 first quarter lead. With the score tied 7-7 in the second quarter, he receives a punt and runs 48 yards before pitching back to Leo Mahoken, who rambles the final 35 yards in for the touchdown. The play covers 83 yards. In the fourth quarter, Dennis puts the game out of reach with a six-yard touchdown run. Dennis also catches a pass and throws a pass in the game.
3. Marcellus Wiley | Cornell, Nov. 12, 1994
In leading Columbia to a 38-33 win over Cornell, Wiley totals a sack, forces and recovers a fumble, intercepts a pass, and scores a touchdown as a running back while playing on both sides of the ball. He finishes the game with six total tackles. Wiley's four-yard touchdown run with 10 minutes to play put the game out of reach. For his performance, he is named Sports Illustrated National Defensive Player of the Week.
2. Louis Kusserow | at Yale, Oct. 9, 1948
Before 55,000 Yale Bowl fans, Kusserow scores three touchdowns and piles up 259 all-purpose yards in a 34-28 victory. While rushing for 171 yards on 18 carries, including a 56-yard scamper, Kusserow sets two Columbia career scoring records in the process: most points scored and most touchdowns. He also totals 31 receiving yards, 22 punt return yards, 28 kickoff return yards, and seven interception yards.
1. Archie Roberts | at Brown, Sept. 28, 1963
Roberts leads Columbia to a 41-14 win over Brown as he ties a school-record for most touchdowns responsible with five in rushing for three scores, throwing for another and returning a punt for touchdown. Roberts becomes the only player in school history to run, pass and return a punt for a touchdown in the same game. His punt return went for 56 yards, he completed 12 of 18 passes for 103 yards, made several tackles on defense and served as Columbia's punter.
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29. Solomon Johnson | at Lehigh, Oct. 29, 1988
Despite a 56-27 loss at Lehigh, Solomon scores two touchdowns on an 81-yard kickoff return and 65-yard touchdown run and totals 283 all-purpose yards, including 179 rushing on 23 carries, 13 receiving on two catches, and 91 kickoff return yards.
28. Eugene Rossides | Cornell, Nov. 3, 1945Rossides scores a school-record five rushing touchdowns in the first three quarters to lead Columbia to a 34-26 win over Cornell at Baker Field. He also returns a punt of 62 yards in the first quarter. The Lions were up 34-13 before Cornell got back in the game with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
27. Austin Knowlin | at Harvard, Nov. 8, 2008
Knowlin scores two touchdowns on a 76-yard punt return and 5-yard reception. He finishes the game with 216 all-purpose yards combining eight catches for 47 yards, 102 yards on six punt returns, and 48 kickoff return yards on two returns, along with 19 rushing yards.
26. Eugene Rossides | Lafayette, Sept. 29, 1945
In the 1946 season opener and his first game in a Columbia uniform, Rossides scores three touchdowns to lead Columbia to a 40-14 rout of Lafayette at Baker Field. On the game's first play and opening kickoff, Rossides zig zags through the Lafayette defense for 85 yards to set up the first touchdown. Then on Columbia's second possession, scores on a 21-yard run. Columbia led 27-7 at halftime and 40-7 at the end of the third quarter.
25. Marcellus Wiley | at Holy Cross, Oct. 5, 1996
Wiley leads Columbia to a 42-16 victory over Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. as he rushes for three touchdowns and makes two tackles from his defensive end position. Wiley's touchdown runs include gains of 8, 5, and 7 yards. He finishes with 43 yards rushing on five carries.
24. Mike Cavanaugh | Lehigh, Oct. 14, 1995
A quarterback, Cavanaugh was a one-man wrecking crew against Lehigh as he totaled 408 yards but it was not enough as the Engineers topped Columbia 37-35. Cavanaugh completed 11 of 21 passes for 270 yards and a touchdown, and rushed 23 times for 138 yards and another touchdown. The game remains the top passing-rushing combination game in school history. He remains one of only two players in school history to throw for more than 200 yards and rush for more than 100 yards in the same game.
23. Johnathan Reese | Cornell, Nov. 11, 2000
Reese scores three touchdowns, totals 292 all-purpose yards including 73 rushing yards, 127 receiving yards on four catches, and 92 kickoff return yards in a 35-31 loss to Cornell. Reese scores touchdowns on an 18-yard run, 92-yard kickoff return, and a 1-yard run. He also catches a pass for 77 yards that remains his career-long. On the day, he averages 12.7 yards per attempt. Cornell registers a 35-31 victory as it scores the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run with 44 seconds to play.
22. Tom Haggerty | at Cornell, Nov. 4, 1961
Highlighted by an 85-yard punt return touchdown, Haggerty leads Columbia to a 35-7 rout at Cornell. Haggerty finishes the day with a career-high 287 all-purpose yards including 145 rushing, five receiving, 119 on punt returns, and 18 on kickoff returns. The performance helps Columbia capture the 1961 Ivy League football championship.
21. Roy Hanks | at Princeton, Oct. 28, 1995
Hanks sets a school-record for most combined return yards as he totals 254 in a 44-14 loss at Princeton. Hanks finishes with 150 kickoff return yards on seven attempts and runs for 104 punt return yards on four attempts. His long gain was a 55-yard punt return. He also makes four tackles on defense.
20. Dick Carr | Harvard, Oct. 17, 1953
Before 20,000 Homecoming fans, Carr leads Columbia to a 6-0 win over Harvard on Homecoming as he intercepts a career-high three passes and throws the game-winning touchdown pass, a 32-yarder to wide receiver Robert Mercier. Carr plays all 60 minutes of the game.
19. Louis Kusserow | Yale, Oct. 13, 1945
Kusserow intercepts a school-record four Yale passes as he leads the Lions to a 27-13 Homecoming victory before 30,000 fans in New York. Kusserow also scores on a run sweep. Kusserow intercepts four of Columbia's five passes on the day. Columbia goes 8-1 in 1945.
18. Marcellus Wiley | at Yale, Oct. 26, 1996
On defense, defensive end Marcellus Wiley and linebacker Rory Wilfork are a two-man defensive wrecking crew as they lead the Lions to a 13-10 victory over Yale at the Yale Bowl. 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. The Bulldogs are held to just eight first downs and just 156 yards of total offense and have four passes intercepted. A fourth quarter Matt Linit field goal breaks a 10-10 tie, gives Columbia the win and a 6-0 start to the 1996 season.
17. Louis Kusserow | at Navy, Oct. 4, 1947
In a 13-6 Columbia victory before 22,000 fans in Annapolis, which included Admiral Chester A. Nimitz and several important members of the English Navy, Kusserow intercepts three Navy passes, throws for another, and runs for a touchdown. His pass to Bruce Gehrke, after taking a pitch, proves to be the game-winner for Columbia.
16. Archie Roberts | Lehigh, Oct. 26, 1963
Roberts is responsible for four touchdowns (two rushing/two passing) finishes with 246 total offensive yards, intercepts two passes, and registers 49 return yards in a 42-21 win over Lehigh. Roberts completes 16 of 23 passes for 174 yards, rushes for 72 yards on 15 attempts, and scores on two short runs.
15. Eugene Rossides | Syracuse, Nov. 23, 1946
A sophomore quarterback, Rossides leads the Lions to a 59-21 win over Syracuse before 30,000 fans on a cold November day at Baker Field. Rossides was responsible for four touchdowns. He threw touchdown passes of 18, 31, and 24 yards, ran for another score, then iced the game with an interception return of 55 yards late in the game. He also returned three punts for 82 yards. The Lions would finish 6-3 overall in 1946 and a school-record 158,000 fans attended games at Baker Field.
14. Archie Roberts | Yale, Oct. 13, 1962
On Homecoming, Roberts intercepts two passes, completes 13 forward passes, and runs for the game-winning touchdown in leading Columbia to a 14-10 win over Yale.
13. Louis Kusserow | at Dartmouth, Nov. 6, 1948
Kusserow tallies the longest play in school history, a 100-yard kickoff return for touchdown in a 26-21 loss at Dartmouth. Kusserow finishes the day with two touchdowns, 279 all-purpose yards, including 101 receiving yards on six receptions, 14 yards on punt returns, and 64 rushing yards. The 100-yard kickoff return was described in the Columbia Spectator: "But just as one and all began to envision a rout, the incomparable Lou Kusserow once more galloped himself into Columbia history by cuddling Bill Dey's soaring kickoff five yards in his end zone and chugging down the middle, through a swarm of green jerseys, over to the left and down the sideline amid deafening shrieks from the capacity crowd into paydirt, 105 yards from his point of embarkation."
12. Des Werthman | at Dartmouth, Nov. 7, 1992
In a 38-19 loss in Hanover, Werthman scores a career-high three rushing touchdowns and on defense, recovers a fumble, and makes a game-high 23 tackles. Werthman's runs come on runs of 1, 3, and 1-yard. He scores18 of Columbia's 19 points on the day.
11. Louis Kusserow | Syracuse, Nov. 20, 1948
In a 34-28 win at Baker Field, Kusserow scores three touchdowns, totals 295 all-purpose yards, rushes for 173 yards, finished with 60 receiving yards, 51 kickoff return yards, and 11 punt return yards. He registers only 23 touches in the game. The 295 all-purpose yards ranks as the second-highest game total in school history.
10. Dick Carr | Rutgers, Nov. 21, 1953
Carr throws four touchdown passes on offense, intercepts two passes inside Columbia's 5-yard line, and recovers a fumble on defense in leading Columbia to a 27-13 victory over Rutgers before 12,000 fans at Baker Field. "Iron Man" Carr plays all 60 minutes of the game and completes 10 of 23 passes for 232 yards.
9. Paul Kaliades | Dartmouth, Nov. 6, 1971
A linebacker, Kaliades kicks the game-winning 34-yard field goal with under a minute to play, converts three extra point kicks, and makes 15 tackles to lead Columbia to a 31-29 upset win over Dartmouth. The game remains one of the top upset victories in school history.
8. Kyle Castner | at Brown, Nov. 10, 2018
Castner originally came to Columbia as a quarterback but was later moved to wide receiver. He showed off all of his skills in a late November 2018 game at Brown where he was responsible for five touchdowns, rushed for three scores, and threw for two more as he sparked Columbia to a 42-20 come-from-behind victory over the Bears. Serving as Columbia's wildcat quarterback, Castner rushes for 88 yards on 15 carries, completes 2-3 passes for 27 yards, and two touchdowns and catches four passes for 48 yards. He runs for touchdowns of 1, 2, and 31 yards from the quarterback position and throws touchdown passes of 2 and 25 yards.
7. Jesse Parks | at Princeton, Oct. 3, 1970
Parks scores 20 of Columbia's 22 points, scores three touchdowns on catches of 29 and 22 yards and a run of eight yards, and also registers a two-point conversion in a 24-22 loss at Princeton. He finishes the day with seven catches for 120 yards receiving and 35 rushing yards on nine carries.
6. Des Werthman | Brown, Nov. 21, 1992
In the 1992 season finale, linebacker Werthman ties a career-high three rushing touchdowns, kicks two extra points, intercepts a pass for a seven-yard return, and registers 15 tackles (game-high 13 solo) as he leads Columbia to a 34-28 win at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. Werthman, who totals 114 yards rushing on 21 carries, scores touchdowns on runs of 21, 1, and 11 yards. He scores 20 of the Lions' 34 points.
5. Archie Roberts | Penn, Nov. 14, 1964
One of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in school history, Roberts totals 377 yards of offense and is responsible for four touchdowns as he leads Columbia to a 33-12 victory over Penn at Baker Field. On the ground, he gains 202 yards rushing on only 19 carries (10.7 average) and a 5-yard touchdown. Through the air, he tosses three touchdown passes and completes 14 of 19 passes (74 percent) for 175 yards. Roberts is responsible for 377 of Columbia's 460 total offensive yards. He also plays defensive back, holds for placement kicks, and punts for the Lions (one punt for 43 yards).
4. Roger Dennis | Yale, Oct. 16, 1965
Dennis sets school game records for punt return touchdowns (1.5) and punt return yards (139), and plays a role in all three scores in a 21-7 Columbia win over Yale at Baker Field. First, he scores a touchdown on a 54-yard punt return to give the Lions a 7-0 first quarter lead. With the score tied 7-7 in the second quarter, he receives a punt and runs 48 yards before pitching back to Leo Mahoken, who rambles the final 35 yards in for the touchdown. The play covers 83 yards. In the fourth quarter, Dennis puts the game out of reach with a six-yard touchdown run. Dennis also catches a pass and throws a pass in the game.
3. Marcellus Wiley | Cornell, Nov. 12, 1994
In leading Columbia to a 38-33 win over Cornell, Wiley totals a sack, forces and recovers a fumble, intercepts a pass, and scores a touchdown as a running back while playing on both sides of the ball. He finishes the game with six total tackles. Wiley's four-yard touchdown run with 10 minutes to play put the game out of reach. For his performance, he is named Sports Illustrated National Defensive Player of the Week.
2. Louis Kusserow | at Yale, Oct. 9, 1948
Before 55,000 Yale Bowl fans, Kusserow scores three touchdowns and piles up 259 all-purpose yards in a 34-28 victory. While rushing for 171 yards on 18 carries, including a 56-yard scamper, Kusserow sets two Columbia career scoring records in the process: most points scored and most touchdowns. He also totals 31 receiving yards, 22 punt return yards, 28 kickoff return yards, and seven interception yards.
1. Archie Roberts | at Brown, Sept. 28, 1963
Roberts leads Columbia to a 41-14 win over Brown as he ties a school-record for most touchdowns responsible with five in rushing for three scores, throwing for another and returning a punt for touchdown. Roberts becomes the only player in school history to run, pass and return a punt for a touchdown in the same game. His punt return went for 56 yards, he completed 12 of 18 passes for 103 yards, made several tackles on defense and served as Columbia's punter.
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