Word: gordian
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...second down, it was Robinson again--this time on a fake reverse. A blitzing Gordian broke into the backfield and forced Robinson up into the teeth of the Harvard line. As Robinson tried to spin out of a tackle, senior end Barry Littman jarred the ball loose, and Sparks recovered to squelch the threat...
...Hordin' Gordian: But the defense needed more than one fumble to keep the Crimson in front. Gordian was doing much more than just pumping the troops...
Following a Bert Smyers fumble on the opening play of the second half, the Lions took over on the Harvard 31-yard line. No problem for Gordian, who stepped back into zone coverage and picked off a Bruce Mayhew pass intended for tight end Mario Loya...
...final Columbia drive of the game, it was Gordian to the rescue again, picking off an under-thrown Mayhew pass intended for Solomon Johnson...
Wake Up!: Not only did both offenses fail to produce much excitement, but there were very few bone-jarring tackles either. Aside from a few pops by linebackers Gordian and Barry Lausch, the biggest hit of the game may have come in the third quarter, when Columbia's Solomon Johnson was chased out of bounds and bowled over one of the older sideline photographers...