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...Life Extension, Pearson and Shaw...
Harvard had hoped to run the ball a lot--and well--against UMass, utilizing a ball control offense to keep the Minutemen's dangerous running back tandem of Garry Pearson and Tom Murray off the field as much as possible...
Massachusetts took the ensuing punt at the Harvard 46 and marched into the end zone in 11 plays, six of them carries by either Pearson or Murray. Fullback Murray scored the Minutemen's touchdown on a one-yard dive, just 6:39 into the game, and it looked at that point like UMass had stolen a page out of Harvard's pre-game plan and was going to run the Crimson into the ground...
...biggest difference, undoubtedly, will be Pearson. As a junior last year, Pearson rushed 1,026 yards in only nine games, earning a spot on the Division I-AA All-America squad. The presence of fullback Ton Murray, who gained 102 yards in a 25-3 win over West Chester State two weeks ago, makes the UMass backfield all the more imposing...
...Pearson may find it slightly more difficult to rack up the yardage against Harvard, however. The Minutemen saw two of their best offensive lineman go down with injuries in last week's 27-14 loss to Holy Cross; right guard Scott LaFond has recovered from a minor ankle injury and intends to play this afternoon, but center Tony Pasquale's sore knee might keep him out of action...