NEW YORK—This is the third feature in a #CUFootball150 series on Top-10 Historical Lists for Columbia Football. Below is a list of Columbia Football's all-time Top-20 Individual Offensive Game Performances. Criteria for these top individual offensive performances include numbers and significance of performance from an offensive perspective only. We will chronicle top all-around, defensive, and special teams performances in other stories.
 
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20. Solomon Johnson | Lehigh, Sept. 28, 1991
In a 22-9 loss at Baker Field, Johnson rushes for 221 yards on 30 carries (7.4 yards per carry) and one touchdown, a 68-yard burst up the middle of the field. He also catches two passes for 19 yards and returned three kickoffs for 51 yards for 291 all-purpose yards. The performance remains as Columbia's third-most yards rushing in a game.
 
19. Sean Brackett | Brown, Nov. 19, 2011
Brackett ties a school-record as he is responsible for five touchdowns (four rushing, one passing) in leading Columbia to a 35-28 double overtime victory over Brown at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. Brackett brings Columbia back time and time again. He sends the game into overtime with a 1-yard fourth quarter touchdown run, forces a second overtime with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Hamilton Garner, then scores the go-ahead touchdown on a 16-yard run. Columbia's defense stops Brown on a fourth down-and-goal at the 1-yard line and the Lions win.


 
18. 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 returned a punt 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.
 
17. Craig Horman and Austin Knowlin | Penn, Oct. 13, 2007
On the same day that Robert K. Kraft Field was dedicated, Horman throws for 417 yards on 30 of 51 attempts and Knowlin hauls in 10 receptions for 188 yards and two touchdowns. Despite the performance, Columbia drops a 59-28 loss to Penn on Homecoming. Horman and Knowlin hook up for touchdown passes of 11 of 19 yards and also put together one of the longest pass plays in school history, a 90-yard gain. Knowlin, who also totaled 61 kickoff return yards, finishes the day with 249 all-purpose yards.
 
16. Paul Governali | at Princeton, Oct. 11, 1941
Governali rushes for 189 yards and two touchdowns in the first alone en route to a 209-yard day on 33 carries in leading Columbia to a 21-0 shutout win over Princeton 21-0 before 25,000 fans at Palmer Stadium. Behind Governali and backs Phil Bayer and Steve McIlvennan, the Lions rush for 428 combined yards in the victory. It was a win Columbia dubbed as "revenge" for defeating the Lions in 1934.
 
15. Doug Jackson | Penn, Nov. 15, 1975
Jackson rushes for three touchdowns and 194 yards as he leads Columbia to a 28-25 win at Baker Field. Jackson, who carries the ball 33 times and scores on runs of 3, 50, and 2 yards, would go on to claim the 1975 Bushnell Cup as the Ivy League's Offensive Player of the Year.
 
14. John Witkowski and Bill Reggio | vs. Bucknell, Oct. 22, 1983
In a game played at Hofstra Stadium on Long Island, Witkowski throws for 423 yards and three touchdowns as Columbia ties Bucknell 31-31. Witkowski, who finished with 440 total yards, completed 21 of 39 passes and connected on touchdowns of 66, 93, and 24 yards. His 93-yard touchdown pass to Mark Milam remains the longest pass in school history. Bill Reggio caught 10 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns, including a 66-yarder from Witkowski. Columbia played its entire 1983 season either on the road or at neutral sites due to construction at Baker Field.
 
13. Bill Wazevich | Princeton, Oc.t 7, 1967
In a 28-14 loss to Princeton at Baker Field, Wazevich finishes with a then-school-record 214 receiving yards on 12 catches, including a 76-yard touchdown in the first quarter. Of quarterback Marty Domres' 15 completions, 12 went to Wazevich. The record stands for 50 years until Ronald Smith goes for 236 receiving yards in 2017.
 
12. Paul Governali | Fort Monmouth, Sept. 26, 1942
Governali throws a school-record five touchdown passes and completes 76.5 percent of passes (13-17) for 209 yards in leading Columbia to a 39-0 victory over Fort Monmouth at Baker Field. The win marked the 1942 season opener.
 
11. Johnathan Reese | Lafayette, Oct. 7, 2000
Two weeks before a second offensive outburst vs. Dartmouth, Reese leads Columbia to a 47-22 victory over Lafayette as he scores three touchdowns on runs of 1, 2, and 37 yards. At the end of the day, Reese finishes with 201 rushing yards on 30 carries and catches two passes for seven yards.
 
10. Sean Brackett | Princeton, Oct. 2, 2010
Brackett ties a school-record with five touchdown passes of 13, 2, 7, 13, and 40 yards and completes 18 of 24 passes for 273 yards in a dominating 42-14 win at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. Brackett's pass efficiency rating of 239.3 ranks No. 2 in school history. Andrew Kennedy scores two touchdowns and makes seven catches for 148 yards.
 
9. Kurt Williams and Sean Brackett | at Cornell, Nov. 12, 2011
Williams ties a school-record with three touchdown catches and finishes the day with 12 receptions for 191 yards, while quarterback Brackett throws for career-bests of 409 yards and four touchdowns while completing 26 of 47 passes. Williams and Brackett hook up for touchdown passes of 8, 37, and 22 yards. Receiver Mike Stephens also finishes with six catches for 104 yards. The Lions drop a 62-41 thriller to Cornell in Ithaca.
 
8. Ronald Smith and Anders Hill | at Princeton, Sept. 30, 2017
Smith sets a school and stadium record with 236 receiving yards on 10 receptions and quarterback Anders Hill throws for 400 yards and two touchdown passes while completing 27 of 40 as Columbia rolls to a 28-24 win at Princeton. Hill and Smith hook up for touchdown passes of 46 yards and the game-winning touchdown, a 63-yarder in which Smith catches on a short slant pattern in the middle of the field and races down the field for the score with 1:12 to play. Smith averages a school-record 23.6 yards per catch.


 
7. John Witkowski | at Brown, 1983
In his final collegiate outing, Witkowski leads the Lions back from a 42-14 deficit with four fourth quarter touchdowns, including TD passes to Don Lewis (2) and Bill Reggio (1). The Lions narrowly miss a victory as Brown holds on for a 42-36 win. In the end, Witkowski completes 30 of 47 passes for 378 yards and four touchdowns. Reggio finishes with 11 catches for 102 yards and two touchdowns, Lewis registers six catches for 48 yards and two touchdowns and tight end Dan Uppero catches six passes for 118 yards. In the fourth quarter comeback, Columbia recovers three consecutive onside kicks.
 
6. 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 touchdown 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 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.
 
5. Josh Wainwright and Anders Hill, Penn, Oct. 14, 2017
Hill finds Wainwright in the end zone for a dramatic, walk-off, game-winning 24-yard touchdown pass to give Columbia a 34-31 victory in overtime over Penn before 13,081 Homecoming fans. Wainwright finishes the day with 10 receptions for a career-best 193 receiving and touchdown catches of 59 and 24 yards, while quarterback Hill throws for 258 yards and three touchdowns on 21 completions. The Lions rally from a 21-7 third quarter deficit. The victory propels Columbia to a 5-0 record for the first time since 1996.
 
4: Jim O'Connor | Brown, Nov. 19, 1966
O'Connor leads Columbia to a 40-38 comeback victory as he scores four touchdowns and rushes for a then-Ivy League rushing record 225 yards on 34 carries. O'Connor scores on touchdown runs of 16, 1, 34, and 1, the final tally was the game-winner. Using a rushing attack that yielded school-records for rushing yardage (396) and first downs (29), Columbia battles back from an 18-point first quarter deficit (24-6).
 
3. Marty Domres | Cornell, Nov. 2, 1968
Despite a 34-25 loss at Cornell, it was a day of records for Marty Domres. Domres totals school and Ivy League records for both total yards (447), passing yards (396) and finishes with three touchdowns while completing 26 of 44 passes. He also sets a variety of Columbia career marks in the game. Receivers Robert Werner and Bill Wazevich finish the day with 123 and 121 yards receiving respectively.
 
2: Johnathan Reese | Dartmouth, Oct. 21, 2000
Reese breaks the 34-year old school rushing record with 236 yards and scores a career-high four touchdowns in leading Columbia to a 49-21 Homecoming victory over Dartmouth. On only 25 carries, Reese scores on touchdown runs of 72 yards, 44, 10, and 2 and averages a school-record 9.4 yards per carry. Justin Logan also pitches in two touchdowns on an 82-yard kickoff return and 59-yard interception return.
 
1: John Witkowski, Bill Reggio, and Don Lewis | at Dartmouth, Nov. 6, 1982
In Hanover, N.H., Witkowski puts on one of the most amazing performances in Ivy League history as he surpasses school records for passing yardage (466) and touchdown passes (five). Witkowski, who threw three TD passes and accumulated 209 passing yards in the fourth quarter alone, goes on to complete 39 of 64 passes and sets a school-record with 504 total offensive yards. In the second half, he threw for 289 yards on 26 of 42 attempts and four touchdowns. His top targets were Bill Reggio, who finished with three touchdowns, 10 receptions and 108 yards and Don Lewis, who totaled 10 receptions, one touchdown and 126 yards. Dan Upperco also caught a touchdown pass. Dartmouth wins the game 56-41.