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Bianucci's TD reception came after Scott Murrer picked off a Fusco pass early in the second half and returned to the Cornell 24. Callinan bumped up the middle for two, but Chris Bakowski sacked Cuccia for a five-yard loss to give Harvard a third-and-thirteen. Cuccia faded back, hesitated for a moment, and found Bianucci all alone in the right corner of the end zone for the automatic six points...
Trailing 6-0 at that point, and apparently fed up with starting quarterback Chris Metz's performance, Cornell coach Bob Blackman sent back-up Doug Fusco out to get the ball into the end zone. Or at least toward the end zone...
...first snap, Fusco fumbled the ball back five yards and then fell on it. Unshaken, he took the next snap from center and fumbled again, this time for a one yard loss...
Conceivably, the new quarterback's troubles may have been a result of just entering the game and not having a chance to get acquainted with center Gene Edwards' rear quarters. One observer guessed that Fusco had probably been intently studying the films of the Harvard-Army game all week, and was trying to duplicate the success Ron Cuccia had using a fumble to roll out wide and then throw a left-handed pass. Whatever the reason, Blackman had seen enough after two fumbles...
Believe it or not, on Cornell's next play from scrimmage, Metz fumbled the center snap, recovering it himself for a two-yard loss. And early in the third quarter Fusco returned for one more series and, yes, fumbled the ball again. Metz returned and fumbled a third time late in the fourth quarter...