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Chris O'Leary's interception and 34-yard return late in Daily News Sports Writer How far has Columbia football come in the six years since that losing streak ended at 44? These days, the Lions think they're supposed to win games like yesterday's Battle of New York vs. Fordham and then they do. After Columbia extended the win-less Rams' woes with its second straight victory, 24-13, and claimed an record (2-1-1) for the first time since 1978, coach Ray Tellier acted like winning football games was no big deal for the Li- ALL SEASON H5 V80R13 P1SVBCR13 STEEL BELTED loin Hulling Resistance For fuel Sauings $xmJ the second quarter gave Fordham some life. But the Rams, now led by reserve QB John Pohlman, settled for a 25-yard field goal from ons. I "We feel if we're ing to be a good foot-' ball team, we have to beat teams that haven't won," Tellier said.

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Fordham's last gasps came after Joe Aldrich's 22-yard field goal had given Columbia a 24-11 lead early in the fourth. Following Jim Hudnall's interception of a desperation heave by Pohlman inside the Lion 1, Fordham wound up with a safety as Maurice O'Shea nailed Wiley with 10:33 left. That proved all the Rams could do against the no-longer toothless Lions. "This beats being 0-4, but we have a long way to go. We have six more.

If we stay (over .500) all year, it'll be But we still have a lot of work to (C do and you don't add it up until the "Yesterday, when they added it up at 'o Coffey Field, the passing of Ja-. kmie Schwalbe (21-27, 257 yards), the 'is-'sure hands of Brian Bassett (eight; catches for 108 yards) and the rushing of John Harper (19-72) and Mike Cav- anaugh (12-58) were too much for Fordham. The Lions outgained the rt'Rams, 430-248, overall and controlled the ball for 37:05. "Just don't put a bullseye on. my jBf joked Nick Quartero, still looking for his first coaching win at; rV Fordham after six defeats.

"This is not good for me personally or the team. It's not losing to Columbia. It's just the loss in general." Fast start Columbia set the tone from the n9VB0Hl4 RtVMMnS vei nsvtMiK 7Mt nsmmts ALL SEASGM STEEL EELTE3 RADIAL Tracticn P2SS7MIS S189 57.B KM rrcsnj wyraiM tsn 13 89 CIS RoymHira RlSTBnSW 9S.I9 Pa'SBiUS 7S.B 74 89 mvsm co rzivsans it is 70 000 Mm LairrEO mumxrC -tU9 -BB .87 89 ...7189 .77.19 It 19 ..419 mmm 53 89 mwtem se RTvninsww ..57.19 P23V79nSWm. Bulgers' late mirdi stops Amy PERFORMANCE ni THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL SEASON STEEL BELTED RADIAL KSTOFBa mm Asymmetrical Thread 11 1 rw naximumuisi Rnd Dry Grip so; ALLSZASSN STEEL BCTEB WSUTEWULIUDUL Tract P27V75SR15 P20V75R15 J-1 MAKt WOJ I Atrrmmor otrtrwtrs mm i iwi mm wiKinn numrtmrtr is vat Robert Higgins threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Funder-burk with 8:59 to go as Rutgers rallied from an 11-point deficit to defeat Army, 16-14, yesterday at Giants Stadium. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for the Scarlet 1 Knights (3-3) and dropped Army to -1-4, its worst start since opening the 1974 season 1-5.

Higgins, who started because; Ray Lucas is sidelined with a dislo-J cated shoulder, also hit Steven Harper with a 24-yard scoring pass late in the first half to get the Scarlet Knights within 14-10. That score came less than a minute after the Cadets' Abel Young had his second short TD run. The game-winning drive covered '61 yards in six plays. The score, came on a first-and-10 play when Higgins, who was 12-of-19 for 139 yards, made a pump fake and found Funderburk all alone along the right sideline at the 5. Rutgers was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct after the score, shortly after a knight on a horse a team mascot rode onto the field.

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