Word: quarterback
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...game had elements of evenness in the scoreless first quarter: it took that long for the Harvard offense to adjust to the Leopards' "50 angle" defense, for quarterback Ric Zimmerman to find the passing range, and for the bigger Crimson linemen to wear out their Lafayette counterparts...
...game's turning point came just before the opening period ended. Lafayette flanker Chris Yaniger split the Crimson zone defense and took a pass from quarterback Ed Baker. The Harvard secondary violently converged on Yaniger and Tom Williamson recovered the second of Lafayette's ten fumbles...
Down 7-0, the Lafayette quarterback abandoned his short-passing attack and went for a catch-up quick bomb. The wind-aided aerial overflew the receiver and was picked off by Crimson corner-back Bill Cobb...
...Leopards' deepest penetration was to the Harvard 42 in the first quarter. Starting quarterback Gerry Facciani moved his team nowhere on his first two tries, so Lafayette coach Harry Gamble called on Ed Baker, his sophomore passer. Two passes into Cobb's zone and two draw plays picked up 36 yards. But on third and 4, Crimson middle guard Stan Greenidge stormed in to throw Baker for a ten-yard loss, the key defensive play of the game...
Lafayette's biggest problem, and it is huge, is its offense. Last year the Leopards gained 301 yards against Harvard, more than any team except Dartmouth. But it was a one-man show, and that man, quarterback Gary Marshall, has graduated...