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...while the offense was taking one step back for every two forward, the defense--despite the weak pass rush--was holding tough, limiting top Lion rusher Joe Cabrera to 20 yards on ten carries...
Although the shutout was spoiled on a Pete Rappa to Tom Holoka touchdown pass as time ran out, much of the day's plaudits have to go to the defense, which limited Lion runners to 70 yards...
Anyway, Naso sent in the field goal union, including sophomore placekicker Richard Cory, to give it a shot. While the Lion cheerleaders (you had to be there) thought the attempt was good, everyone else clearly saw it float wide to the right. Sorry, girls...
...YORK--After driving a little more than 85 yards on the first possession of Saturday's 23-6 Harvard win, the Columbia offense stalled just two feet from six points. On third down the Harvard defensive line, with end Kevin McHugh leading the charge, rose up to crush Lion halfback Joe Cabrera for no gain. With fourth and one staring him down, Columbia head coach Bob Naso elected--the chagrin of both his players and their fans notwithstanding--to be certain of first blood with a safe 18-yd. field goal. Except that a Columbia field goal is about...
...longest field goal, which came with 8:22 remaining in the first half and gave Harvard a 3-0 lead, appeared to be all the Crimson would need to win on this day. As Ron Cuccia, Jim Callinan, Jim Acheson and Scott McCabe began to run circles around the Lion defenders, and cornerback Rocky Delgadillo began relieving Columbia's intended receivers of the ball, it looked like the Crimson was on its way to a shutout...