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...Crusaders' deliberate ball-control offense contrasted sharply with Harvard's dependence on the explosive big play. Although Crimson quarterback Ron Cuccia managed to put together a pair of sustained touchdown drives--including a 14-play, 79-yarder in the third quarter--the Holy Cross offense consistently ground out yardage and stayed on the field...
Following the anemic second quarter, Harvard came out steaming in the third, driving straight down the field on its first possession to take a brief 16-15 lead. The drive showed Cuccia at his best, scrambling from the snap and passing brilliantly in spite of the Crimson's often-ineffective offensive line...
First-year Holy Cross coach Rick Carter offered only the highest praise for Cuccia, who was 15-for-27 for 219 yards and one interception for the afternoon. "Anybody who sacks that guy ought to get an award of merit or something. He's a slippery, slippery character and a fine, fine quarterback...
Instead of giving the ball to Callinan--usually the bull of the Harvard backfield--Cuccia and Restic relied heavily on halfback Jim Acheson, who Restic hoped would be able to get outside on the Holy Cross defense. Callinan carried the ball just seven times all game, and only twice in the first half...
Actually, Villanueva's longest field goal, which came with 8:22 remaining in the first half and gave Harvard a 3-0 lead, appeared to be all the Crimson would need to win on this day. As Ron Cuccia, Jim Callinan, Jim Acheson and Scott McCabe began to run circles around the Lion defenders, and cornerback Rocky Delgadillo began relieving Columbia's intended receivers of the ball, it looked like the Crimson was on its way to a shutout...