Word: quarterbacked
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Harvard's 21-15 margin over Cornell is deceptive: The game wasn't nearly as close as the point spread might indicate. Cornell got its final score on a desperation last-second touchdown heave by beleagured Cornell quarterback Mark Allen. The real score...
...even that is not a real indication of how completely the Crimson outplayed Cornell on Saturday. Had it not been for three costly mistakes by the Crimson's usually-reliable quarterback Jimmy Stoeckel, Harvard would have blown the Big Red out of the stadium by halftime...
...errors all occurred in the second quarter, a period in which the Crimson defense was frustrating Cornell's offense at every turn. Cornell quarterback Mark Allen abandoned his ball-control game plan, and began throwing on first down situations in a desperate effort to pierce the Harvard defense...
Once again, it was the indomitable Crimson defense that led the way, setting up two of the Crimson's three touchdowns, sealing off the Cornell running attack, and forcing the Big Red so far out of its accustomed mode of attack that Cornell quarterback Mark Allen had to put the ball in the air 52 times in an effort to generate some offense...
From there Crimson quarterback Jimmy Stoeckel wasted no time pushing Harvard into the end zone. After Ed Cronin bulled off right tackle for four tough yards, Stoeckel clicked with split end Pat McInally for nine yards and a first down at the Cornell...