Word: backfields
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Princeton welcomes Rutgers, and we think that welcome will not prove overly friendly. Everyone in the League will be watching to see how good that Tiger backfield really is. It should be good enough...
Strong Crimson Backfield...
Cooley is primarily worried about Harvard's backfield. 'You have a hard time defensing that (Mike) Bassett boy," he said, "because he can do most anything out there. And (Bill) Grana will keep you honest on those off tackle runs. But you can't just worry about these two," he went on. "(Hobie) Armstrong will kill you coming around end if you're not careful...
...case last year, this season the Crimson's biggest threat will be on running plays. Quarterback Mike Bassett is a good running quarterback, and he knows how to utilize the talents of his backfield, which includes such proven line crashers as Bill Grana and Scott Harshbarger, and break away specialists Hobie Armstrong, Bill Taylor, and Hank Hatch...
Weather Unpredictable, Turf Generally Good--First Game Sept. 29 Placed Team Coach LL LB Comments Odds 3 Princeton (Colman) 11 21 Backfield makes favorite here 5-2 3 Dartmouth (Blackman) 14 14 Led by King, could go distance 3-1 1 Harvard (Yovicsin) 19 14 If line jells, might challenge 7-2 5 Yale (Olivar) 12 19 Look for big improvement here 8-1 1 Columbia (Donelli) 19 6 Too weak to repeat last season 10-1 6 Cornell (Harp) 14 20 If Wood gets help, might surprise 10-1 7 Penn (Stiegman) 12 21 Lost to better teams last...