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McGugan also provided the only score of the second half--and probably the best play of the game as well. After a Dave Twite-to-Mark Gruchacz spiral put the yardlings near mid-field, McGugan took off around right end and won a 55-yd. footrace against the frustrated Yale defense...
Getting the ball at mid-field after Eli linebacker Doug Carrns picked off a stray pass, Yale drove 50 yards in 5 plays to take a 20-7 lead. Harvard successfully blocked the extra point attempt but was called offsides. When the ball was moved half the distance to the endzone on the penalty, Yale decided to go for two but had their pass batted down...
Harvard controlled the game at mid-field, but the defense and offense had problems. The Crimson took eight shots, while Penn...
Harvard's most persistent weakness throughout the year proved to be ineffective mid-field play. Only captain-elect Michael Smith of the half-backs seemed equal to the critical task of controlling the pace and direction of each game...
Still, the mid-field problems were never far from the surface during this streak. At one point Ford gave freshman Frank RiCapito a chance to earn a full-time job at center-half, but RiCapito's inexperience showed through as he had trouble reading the flow of the game...