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...minute later, Northeastern punted again. Sophomore Tim Bilodean brought the ball back to the Husky 17, and with junior Joe Roda at quarterback, the Crimson scored again. Scotty Guild, perhaps the most underrated halfback of Yoviesin's tenure, drove into the end zone from the eight, breaking a crushing tackle on the five in the process...
Contests with Northeastern have been mismatches in recent years. An unusually strong Crimson backfield and an alert defense put the game out of the Huskies' reach after little more than ten minutes of playing time...
With junior John O'Grady at quarterback, the Crimson drove 74 yards on the opening series of downs, stalled on the Northeastern four, and forced the Huskies to punt less than a minute later. Varsity hurdler Walter Johnson fielded the ball, moved to the left sideline, and trotted 48 yards for a touchdown, untouched behind a wall of blockers. It set the tone for the entire game...
Northeastern put together its only scoring drive at that point returning the ensuing kickoff to midfield, and taking advantage of a pass interference call at the Crimson 15 to obtain a crucial first down. Quarterback Ron Ferullo broke over from the one to complete the 52-yard march...
...second quarter, Champl, who had trouble with accuacy, called for a pass on second down, a rarity for the Crimson. Harvard was at the Holy Cross 44, and Champi dropped back, luxuriating in the usual great protection, and threw a perfect pass to Pete Varney, lumbering along one step ahead of Steve Geratowski, who dragged him down at the eight yard line...