Columbia Gets Past Brown, 31-13, for Only Second Victory in 51 Games

NEW YORK — Greg Abbruzzese and Solomon Johnson led a record rushing assault that carried Columbia to a 31-13 Ivy League victory over winless Brown, giving the Lions their second victory of the season and only their second in the last 51 games.

Abbruzzese scored touchdowns on runs of 35 and 2 yards as he gained 198 yards in 17 carries for Columbia (2-8, 2-5).

Johnson gave the Lions a 7-0 lead with a 2-yard first-quarter run and finished with 145 yards in 14 carries.

Columbia amassed 444 yards to break the Lions’ single-game team record of 421 yards, set in 1946 against Lafayette.

Brown finished 0-9-1 and 0-6-1. It was the Bruins’ first winless season since 1971.