Word: elis
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Mike Durgin and company decide to key on Czinger they'll do nothing but give freer rein to the rest of the Eli five-man line. Anchored by tackle Serge Mihaly, a blood-and-guts player who at 6-ft., 3-in. more than adequately fills the left side, the line has proved nothing short of remarkable against the rush. Yale opponents have gained only 844 yards on the ground all season--in the Eli's 30-10 triumph over hapless Columbia, the Lions were held to negative six yards of offense in the second half...
...interceptions helped preserve the shutout for Harvard. At the start of the second quarter Yale drove 50 yards to the Crimson 17-yd. line. The drive ended abruptly, however, when Dan Barton picked off an errant pass from Eli quarterback John Neville...
Minutes later Eli quarterback Joe Dufek led his charges to another quick tally, going the last 5 yards...
Accordingly, most of the armchair quarterbacks are wondering whether Crimson signal-caller Brian Buckley will click with a rehabilitated Ron Cuccia, whether Tommy Beatrice and Jim Callinan will tear through the Eli defensive front, whether coach Joe Restic will use his tight ends with the same success he has in recent weeks, and whether the big-play Harvard defense will provide the difference...
Yale threatened only once before intermission. Eli Striker Elizabeth Rapaport streaked up the field on the wing, past the Crimson defense, to within 20 yards of the net. She let a hard shot fly, but Crimson keeper Janet Judge came up with a fine save...