Word: crimsons
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...atmosphere was strange in the locker room last Saturday. The Crimson defensive unit had been superb. It had strangled Dartmouth's nationally-rated offense. It had scored Harvard's only touchdown on a blocked punt. It had done a job that would have won Harvard the game if the offense had been able to supplement its efforts. But the offense hadn't. The defense knew it and was frustrated. The offense knew...
...chance, of course, but Dartmouth. Princeton, and Yale are still unbeaten in League play. In 'order for Harvard ever to tie for the title, the three remaining contenders must do an intricate job of killing each other off, and Harvard must win its last four games. The Crimson should be favored against Penn this week, and should beat Brown at Providence three weeks from now. Princeton and Yale will provide much stiffer opposition...
...Crimson defense clearly needs a healthy Gary Farneti. Cornell knew that he would miss the game at Ithaca two weeks ago, and it patterned its offensive game plan to take advantage of the injury. Tailback Ed Marinaro aimed at the right side of the Harvard defensive line throughout the game, running directly at the spot where Farneti would have been. The results were exactly what Cornell had hoped...
...timing off in the line and affected the team's offensive unity. Harvard also may have made a mistake in trying to grind out yardage against a proven defense, using two sabpar backs. Third, Harvard's lack of imagination made it easy for the Indians to dope out the Crimson attack...
...that fullback Gus Crim is sidelined for the season with an injured kidney, will have to adjust to for the remainder of the fall. But the lack of imagination has bothered Harvard's offense all fall, and unless coach John Yovicsin allows his quarterbacks to open up the Crimson attack, there is little chance that the offense will carry its share of the burden...