Word: backfielder
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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COLUMBIA 24, LAFAYETTE 14: Lion John Witkowski is a fine quarterback. Joe Cabrera and Jim (PT 109) McHale form a strong backfield. Columbia didn't look all that bad losing to, Harvard last week...
...preparing his defense for Ivy League play. The unit lost eight of last year's starters to graduation; all that's left is a pair of linebackers--Ed Nardi and Doug Kaye--and Jono Helmerich, an honorable mention All-Ivy defensive tackle. Four newcomers will man a highly vulnerable backfield, with junior Dave Rudd at safety, and seniors Tim Yaggi and Stan Freck at the Corners, and Chris Fickett at the other defensive spot...
Brown head coach John Anderson blinked once, and his entire offense disappeared. In fact, both the offensive and defensive units were hit hard by graduation, with the offense returning three starters and the defense just four. Although the backfield of Quarterback Larry Carbone and company is gone, the replacement could put as many points on the board. Junior Dave Flanders, who saw some action last fall and played a full game against URI, will step into the quarterbacking role. He will throw to tight end Steve Jordan, who snared 26 passes for almost 500 yards last year--and split...
Second-team all-Ivy tailback Joe Cabrera leads the backs, while soph Jim McHale--"bona fide 4.5 40," says Naso--will provide quick yardage from the same position. Fullbacks Jim Pritchard and James Powell fill out the backfield...
...always seem to have enough people to play in the backfield, but you can never get enough good linemen...