Word: buchananism
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...fourth chapter in the Crimson football team's 1980 story concluded, as did the first three, on an upbeat note. With first-string quarterback Brian Buckley sidelined with a knee injury, junior Mike Buchanan directed the Crimson offense cautiously but solidly, completing nine of 13 passes without surrendering an interception and collecting 61 yds. on the ground...
...Buchanan directed a 71-yd. drive in the middle of the second quarter, helped by 30 yds. in Big Red penalties. A pass snared by tight end Chuck Marshall after Cornell linebacker Mike Staun deflected it resulted in a 14-yd. gain and gave the Crimson first and goal at the four...
Three cracks at the Cornell line proved fruitless, and Buchanan called timeout to consult with Restic. What followed was a gutsy play, with Buchanan sprinting wide on a fourth down bootleg and reaching the end zone untouched by a mesmerized Big Red defense. The half ended with the Crimson in front...
...Buchanan led the Crimson 66 yds. in latter part of the third period and the beginning of the fourth. A drive ending with a 34-yd. Cody field goal. Marshall grabbed one pass for 22 yds., and the Harvard quarterback gained 17 yds. on two successive sprintouts. A touchdown pass from Buchanan to Mike Granger from the shotgun formation was nullified on an illegal motion penalty...
...NOTEBOOK: Ron Cuccia gathered in an exceptional 45-yd. pass from Buchanan, making a picturesque diving catch...Defensive end Dave Otto applied pressure on Cornell's quarterbacks all day long. Together with Chuck Durst, Otto makes the left side of the line a wall...Restic used tight end Marshall on a bunch of patterns, perhaps foreshadowing a change in his primarily blocking role...Buchanan had 199 yds. in total offense...Little-used Steve Vago responded to his starting opportunity by collecting 90 yds. on the ground for Cornell. at Cambridge Cornell 7 0 3 2--12 Harvard...