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...rankings in both major wire service polls) in the school's history. Walker gained 150 yds. on 36 carries. Aside from that, the team was minus 30 yds. on the ground and only plus 7 in the air. But it was a tenacious defense, led by All-America Cornerback Scott Woerner, that helped force Notre Dame errors and won the day for Georgia: a blocked field goal, three interceptions, a fumble recovery and a kickoff that the Bulldogs picked up on the 1-yd. line after Notre Dame's receivers, confused by crowd noise, missed their signals...
After Crimson punter Steve Flach kicked into the Eli end zone for a touchback. Rogan set off on an 80-yd. march, eventually hitting paydirt with a fourth-and-19 pass to split end Curtis Grieve, who leapt high above cornerback Rocky Delgadillo and adjuster Matt Foley for a spectacular six points...
Yale safety Mike Muscatello--who had deflected several passes earlier--and cornerback Dave Daugherty picked off Buckley aerials in the final quarter as the Crimson lurched from crisis to crisis. As shadows lengthened at the closed end of Soldiers Field, the Crimson became shrouded in a black wave of failure pinned deep in its own end and unable to mount any forward thrusts...
Yale quarterback John Rogan gave to fullback captain John Nitti on first down, and Crimson tackle Tim Palmer hit him at the line. On second down, Rogan pitched to Rich Diana to the other side and cornerback Pete Coppinger stopped him at the one. Coppinger nailed Diana again on third...
While many people expected the front five to be impressive, no one anticipated the stunning emergence of the Crimson's defensive backfield, an inexperienced corps has singlehandedly won several ballgames for Harvard. Take cornerback Rocky Delgadillo, a junior who saw limited action last year. All he's done is intercept an Ivy League-leading seven passes (including one for 93 yds. and a touchdown in the 20-12 victory over Cornell). Senior safety Mike Jacobs, who has four interceptions and the game-saving play on a two-point conversion in Harvard's 17-16 triumph over Brown, junior cornerback Pete...