Word: penn
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After Crimson safety Mike Jacobs snared a Pennsylvania volleyball aerial, a pass that bounced off John Montesanti's shoulder, Horner curled in front of two Penn defenders at the goal line and enveloped a second-down St. John sizzler. The 12-yd. scoring pass and Cody's kich at 13:30 was followed by a Jim DeBello interception that closed the half...
...third quarter opened with Harvard trying to blow the game apart, scoring on its first possession after the kickoff. The 75-yd., eight-play drive hinged on a 44-yd. St. John-to-Horner sideline streaker that ended when Horner was bumped out of bounds at the Penn three. Two plays later, Hollingsworth took the pitchout in for the score from four yards out; but Cody's wide PAT try left the score...
Three and a half minutes later, scrappy Penn put up seven points and looked like it might turn the tame around. A Marzione-to-Montesanti three-yd. pass opened the fourth quarter with a third Quaker TD and closed the gap to 34-20. Penn failing on a two-point try. Two and a half minutes later, though, a wild Marzione lateral rolled through the arms of ten players before DeBello pounced on it and gave Harvard possession at the Penn...
...came St. John, Horner, and the rest of the front line for an encore the took just two minutes to complete. On third and nine front the Penn 12, St. John worked the shotgun and threw one more strike to the ever-elusive Horner, who was alone at the goal line. The Dave Cody kick broke open the game, giving the Crimson a 41-20 advantage...
...Penn's final score, with just two seconds left in the game, and the ensuing missed try for two points, mattered little as Harvard's second-and third-line players finished out the win in comfortable style. THE NOTEBOOK: After the game, Restic and Crimson captain Mike Brown presented the game ball to Penn coach Harry Gamble, in honor of his team's spirited fight down to the wire despite its dismal record and huge deficit...