Word: quarterback
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...requires even more mobility when the quarterback (or halfbacks) plans to pass on the wide play. In this case, no lineman can go after the linebackers because it would mean being illegally down field; instead, the blocker must attempt to pull quickly, remain in front of the passer, and provide what interference he can. Don't be surprised if Harvard uses the halfback pass more often in the next two games when the yardage is tough to gain...
...Harvard's football team lfast year was its ability to move the ball consistently on the ground. Nothing bred confidence more than Harvard's 269 yards rushing per game (best in the nation). It was also true that Ric Zimmerman threw the ball more effectively than any Crimson quarterback in years, but he actually did not pass any more than John McCluskey had done the year before. He averaged only 85 yards a game by passing...
...will Harvard's offensive wall fare against Cornell? Probably, very well despite spectators' reservations. People forget that Harvard does not pretend to be a ball-control team, the Crimson formations favor end sweeps and quarterback roll-outs rather than inside power plays...
Dartmouth not only stopped Penn's pitching ace. Bill Creeden, cold, but it rolled up 23 points without quarterback Gene Ryzewicz. The Indian star rested an injured knee as sophomore Bill Koenig hit 11 of 22 passes, including five to his buddy, Bob Mlakar. The Indians added 206 yards on the ground to the 213 gained passing--and this was despite a steady drizzle through the second half...
...Ryzewicz, at either halfback or quarterback, to this big Green team, and Harvard will be faced with an opposition in two weeks possibly matched only by Cornell next week...