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Unfortunately, the re-arrival of Curry is offset by the loss of starting quarterback Tim Davenport. Davenport, the riflearmed senior, toiled patiently for the two previous seasons behind King Total Offense Jim Kubacki, and finally gained a starting berth this autumn...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Lost in The Shuffle-And Only One Winning Card | 9/24/1977 | See Source »

Brown opted for Cambridge instead and tomorrow, Restic may very well opt for him to replace the injured Tim Davenport, who is out for the season with a fractured neck vertebra...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Davenport's Neck Injury Opens Quarterback Door | 9/23/1977 | See Source »

There is no way of telling how Davenport's absence will affect the Crimson's offensive showing. This situation resembles the mess at training camp two years ago when seven players were vying for the starting quarterback slot. Jim Kubacki emerged the victor in that contest, and two months later, Harvard had its first undisputed Ivy title and Kubacki was on his way to becoming the Crimson's all-time total offense leader...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Davenport's Neck Injury Opens Quarterback Door | 9/23/1977 | See Source »

...Davenport returned to Cambridge in August as Harvard's number one quarterback after two years of playing understudy to Jim Kubacki--two years of paying his dues on the bench, of anxiously watching, cheering from the sidelines, learning, all in preparation for his senior year when he would take the field to lead the Crimson. He played just one game before chance sidelined him for yet another season--his last...

Author: By Bob Baggott, | Title: The Bitter With the Sweet | 9/23/1977 | See Source »

Despite the preposterous playing conditions, the winner still managed to rack up some impressive stats. Chris Doherty ran for 71 yards from his fullback position, Larry Hobdy caught five Davenport tosses for 61, and the defense, termed "as good was any you'll see in the league" by Columbia coach Bill Campbell, made all the necessary stops...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: One Down, Eight to Go: Harvard 21, Columbia 7 | 9/19/1977 | See Source »

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