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...take senior quarterback Chris Pizzotti and his undefeated record in a shootout any day.Prediction: Harvard 35, Brown 28CORNELL (1-0) VS. YALE (1-0)On paper, the almost-defending Ivy League Champion Yalies would seem to have a big advantage going into this matchup. Stud running back Mike McLeod is back for one last hurrah and the competent quarterback platoon of Brook Hart and Ryan Fodor makes one wonder how the Bulldogs ever thought starting the graduated Matt Polhemus behind center was a good idea.But Cornell is dangerous. The Big Red is fresh off a thrilling 21-20 victory over...
...streak, and on the brink of its first Ivy title in three years. The foe standing in its way? Who else but 9-0 Yale—the then-No. 11 squad in the nation, which featured All-American and eventual Ivy League Player of the Year Mike McLeod and New England Coach of the Year Jack Siedlecki in addition to one of the most potent defenses in the league. The 124th edition of The Game, pegged as perhaps the best Game since the epic 29-29 tie in 1968, quickly turned sour for the outcoached Bulldogs, as the Crimson...
...result, a 37-6 Crimson blowout in which McLeod was held to just 50 yards rushing, was as stunning as it was enjoyable...
...overall. The Bulldogs had spent the season dominating Ivy opponents, winning every league contest save one by double-digit margins, never allowing more than 17 points in regulation and becoming the first team to score 50 or more points twice in a single Ivy campaign. Yale running back Mike McLeod, despite a nagging toe injury, was averaging 174.3 yards and over three touchdowns per game. And, to top it off, the Bulldogs were playing in front of the home crowd in their bid for their first unbeaten and untied season since...
While the offense was throwing the ball all over the field—Pizzotti finished the first half 17-for-27 for 244 yards—the defense completely manhandled the Bulldog offense. With McLeod shut down, Yale was forced to turn to the passing game. Averaging just 116.2 yards per game passing coming in, the Bulldogs were woefully unprepared for the air-based attack. Yale quarterback Matt Polhemus, under relentless pressure from the Crimson defense, finished 2-for-18 for just 29 yards and two interceptions while being sacked twice...