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Quarterback Eric Crone had an equally unspectacular day. Forced into third and long situations by numerous illegal procedure penalties, Crone picked up acres of Internal yardage running around in the backfield...
Harvard coach Joe Restic claims that Crone's receivers were well covered by Dartmouth's excellent defensive backfield, but with Restic's meandering, multi-receiver pass patterns, it's hard to tell...
YALE-CORNELL - Tyrell Hennings and Dan Swanson played football together at South Shore High in Chicago four years ago. Now Hennings plays in the same backfield as Dick Jauron and scores touchdowns for Yale. Swanson plays second string left guard for the Crimson touch football team, when he isn't too hungover. Hennings will break a TD run for the Elis today, and Swanson will recover a fumble and wander 80 yards into his own end zone, as Yale beats Cornell, 24-10, and the Crime trounces the Daily Dartmouth...
...backfield, the major problem is fullback where starter Mare Mayberg is out with a a banged up ankle. Mayberg's backup Rod Foster missed both practices and meetings this week, and it is unlikely that he will play...
Restic readily admits the defensive backfield is too small and too slow to stop a decent passer. Cornell has a good passer and a good runner who should continue to score at least 20 points against the Crimson. The onus is then on the offense, and Restic's system does have the potential to cut loose. However, Harvard's attack lacks the consistency to produce week after week. Given a vulnerable defensive secondary, a few good opposing quarterbacks, and the law of averages, that may well mean a 5-4 season...