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...perhaps he'll shock everyone. Saturday afternoon, Restic said he was considering the ancient single-win shotgun offense--where the ball is centered into a fullhouse backfield with a myriad of potential recipients. It seems desperate...
...HARVARD DEFENSE--Joe Restic must be thanking God each night for his defensive stalwarts. Columbia and UMass totaled just 143 yards on the ground in the first two weeks. The backfield has played well coming up to stop the run, though the secondary did show some strain against UMass' Mike McEvilly and Kevin O'Connor...
...Minutemen leading 3-0. His first handoff to fullback Al Altieri resulted in a fumble that set up a UMass score. The second exchange also was fumbled. Not an auspicious beginning. "We tried to switch something on that first play," he continued, "We had a missed communication in the backfield in both cases, and the backs that were getting the ball thought they were supposed to be blocking." "That can't happen to you if you want to keep up morale," Buchanan said after the game...
When the afternoon began, observers wondered if Harvard could survive the Ivy League season with an untested quarterback, a questionable backfield, and a horde of rookies...
...passing game, which clicked well after a shaky start, was sparked by a fine afternoon from fullback Beatrice. Coming out of the backfield and roaming the flats--left vacant by the young Columbia linebackers, who had been drawn in tight by a good Harvard rushing attack--Beatric combined 39 yards as a receiver with 29 yards on the ground. Superend Rich Horner, catching three for 75 yards, including a 36-yd. first quarter dazzler, also enjoyed a fine afternoon...