Word: harvard
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...incumbent upon the Harvard defense, primarily, to keep Yale off the scoreboard, and at least from the Crimson's point of view, it will be an easier assignment than it was last year...
...still a better chance of the defense rebounding to stop the Elis than there is of the Crimson offensive putting together any kind of a balanced, consistent attack. An encouraging performance at Penn three weeks, ago was undermined by a horrible collapse against Princeton, and last week the Harvard defense either scored or set up all 17 of the Crimson's points...
...perhaps the biggest factor working against Harvard is the scant chance of catching Yale psychologically off guard. Although only a handful of players return on either side from last year's 29-29 tie, every member of the Bulldog squad remembers the certain victory that Yale squandered in the final minute, and they are determined that it will not happen again...
Yale ranks behind Harvard in team offense, and has picked up nearly 300 yards less on the ground. Its passing attack has gained only 200 yards more than the Crimson's weak offering, even though quarterback Joe Massey established a Yale season mark for completions last week against Princeton...
...offensive threat can't nearly match the Dowling-Hill combination that confronted Harvard last fall. But Harvard can't match its offensive power of a year ago either. Its third-place ranking in total offense in the league is misleading, since a majority of the yardage was picked up in statistical romps over Penn and Columbia...