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...Cuccia went on to catch five more passes, and got open many more times than that. Coach Joe Restic was uncharacteristically effusive about Cuccia in a post-game press conference. "Cuccia just overpowers the field," the coach said. "He makes the cuts better than anyone we've had here at Harvard." Asked to compare his receiver to Randy Vataha, Restic said, "He's a lot like him, only Cuccia's faster--he'll run away from you once he gets the ball...
...Cuccia did--almost--in the best play of the game. With 28 seconds remaining in the half, Cuccia lined up to hold for a 39-yd. Cody field goal attempt. He took the snap, picked up the ball and weaved his bewildering way down the left sideline, only to be stopped by a desperation tackle at the one-yd. line...
What happened next typified the darker side of Harvard's almost entirely pleasant afternoon. With eight seconds showing on the clock, Harvard got off one play and was called offsides. In the ensuing confusion, the clock ran out and Cuccia's fake went for naught. Harvard went to the dressing room leading, 12-0, but sorely disappointed. "Time wasn't the factor there," Restic said afterward, "we just didn't get it done...
...INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Receiving No. Yds. TD Ron Cuccia (H) 6 83 0 Steve Wallace (C) 3 34 0 Paul Scheper (H) 2 13 0 Mike Granger...
...carry average, his best day ever on the ground.... Cody's 42-yd. field goal was a personal best. He also made a 24-yarder and hit two of three extra points... Multiflex Madness (cont.): Restic called the possibility of using two quarterbacks (Buckley and Cuccia) out of a shot gun a "very interesting possibility." Give the guy credit. He's uninhibited by conventional wisdom, that's for sure...