Word: cavanaugh
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Unfortunately for the Black Knights, things weren't so straightforward on the football field. While Cadet coach Ed Cavanaugh attributed the upset loss to a lack of emotional intensity, the Crimson defense clearly took the game to Army, forcing six turnovers and throwing a wrench into Army's heralded Jerryl Bennett-to-Mike Fahenstock passing duet...
...Crimson defensive backfield adjusted well to the slippery astroturf, and managed to minimize the damage inflicted by the talented Fahenstock. The line played its usual firebrand style of football, and linebackers Bob Woolway and Brad Stinn plugged the gaps. Cavanaugh conceded that the Crimson defense's stunting tactics and ability to contain the Cadets' running attack confused Army. "Harvard is an extremely well-coached football team," he added...
Cornerback Mike Haynes galloped a club-record 65 yds. with a blocked field goal, and reserve quarterback Matt Cavanaugh threw a three-yd. touchdown pass to Harold Jackson as the New England Patriots beat the still winless New York Jets...
First-year Army coach Ed Cavanaugh is skipping the accent, but if his rejuvenation program for the cadets is to proceed efficiently, beating Harvard rates as imperative. The Cadets bottomed out last year, losing their last seven games (including a 31-7 humiliation Navy) under much-disliked coach LouSaban. But Cavanaugh seems to have turned them around...
DIED. The Rev. John Joseph Cavanaugh...