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...fall of '75, Jim Kubacki rose from the ranks of anonymity to lead Harvard to its first undisputed Ivy League football title. In so doing, the junior from Cleveland set Crimson one-game and season total offense records. While Harvard dipped to third place in the standings the next fall, Kubacki still performed admirably enough to conclude his career as Harvard's all-time passing and total offense leader. As a result of these accomplishments, then, it was only fitting that Kubacki was selected to participate in one of the season's numerous post-season bowl games, right...
Right, sort of. For while Kubacki did indeed participate in last year's American bowl in Tampa, Fla., it was not in his customary role as quarterback. Kubacki did call a few plays from behind center, but for the most part, he spent his all-star afternoon operating from the flanker position...
...here's a funnier thing: he scored the game's winning touchdown. With just seven seconds remaining in the first half and Kubacki's North squad holding a 14-0 advantage, Purdue's Mark Vitali dropped back to pass and guess who he found free in the endzone? Naturally the South stormed back in the second half with three touchdowns, but a missed extra point after the final score produced a final tally of 21-20 in favor of the North. And Jim Kubacki, out of position and all, was the hero...sort...
Quarterback Ray Kubacki, a passer and exponent of the bootleg, play, directs the Harvard offense. He uses the running of fullback Matt Donlin, the team's leading rusher, to set up his rollouts and passes...
Defense ruled the game so completely that Penn managed only three downs and Harvard eight. Crimson quarterbacks Ray Kubacki and John Shevlin were caught attempting to pass a total of six times by a Penn rush led by 240-pound tackle Allen Smith and end Charles Sturtevant...