Word: backfielder
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvard's ground attack also enjoyed a field day against Columbia. Dave Bunning led Harvard rushers with 80 yards in 11 carriers, but neither he nor his cohorts in the backfield have been truly tested...
Harvard can not drop a half-dozen balls as it did last weekend if it hopes to sneak past the Huskies. Sure-handed tight end Kent Lucas was especially effective against the Lions, pulling in four Yohe aerials for 77 yards. Look for the multidimensional Crimson backfield to sprint into recieving position if NU shuts down the run early. A glaring weakness is the lack of a bona fide deep threat...
...Crimson's biggest question marks entering the 1987 campaign, the defensive backfield held its own against the Lions, surrendering only 84 passing yards on opening day. Safety Bryan Gescuk had a team-leading eight tackles in the Columbia game...
Facing a third-and-long deep in their own territory in the second quarter, Columbia tried a double-reverse. But Hirshland read the play from the start, and when Lion split-end Matt Fox took the ball from running back Chris Della Pietra and headed back across the Columbia backfield, he was met by the waiting Hirshland...
Strengths: Offensive backfield, receiving corps, defensive secondary...