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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...YORK-There was a suspicious aura surrounding this game. Was Columbia as bad as Penthouse said it was in ranking the Lions among the 20 worst college football teams in America? Was the Crimson passing attack in for a severe letdown with the departures of Harvard record-holding quarterback Larry Brown and others, leaving untested Burke St. John at the offensive reins? Would the rushing attack be woefully undermanned without the services of the speedy Ralph Pollilio? Should the stands at ancient Baker Field be condemned as unfit for human habitation as much of the neighboring South Bronx has been...
Harvard's second play from scrimmage appeared to confirm all of the worst suspicions about St. John's ability to throw a pass. Seeing his first game action since 1977, the senior signalcaller rolled right and fluttered a pass into the arms of Lion safety Mike Brown...
This confidence stood him in good stead for the remainder of the game as he finished with 10 of 17 for 153 yards...
...Crimson then started to close out the contest as the running game accounted for good yardage and chewed up the clock. On the day, Harvard racked up 175 on the ground to 64 for Columbia...
...course there was a healthy share of expected strengths. Linebackers Matt Sabetti and Bob Woolway joined middle guard Steve Hollman to bolster an excellent defensive game. Admittedly the Lion offense was something between inept and nonexistent most of the day; but Harvard came through in the clutch, such as an inspired, third-quarter goal line stand...