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...most inspiring quality of 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...
...long pass play from Ric Zimmerman to Gary Strandemo, good for 72 yards and a TD early in the third quarter, was the fifth longest in University sports annals, and Ken Thomas's 91-yard run after picking off an errant Columbia pass in the final period was the third best run with an interception in Harvard history...
...defense is one of the best anywhere. Tackles Wilson Whitty and 240 pound Ray Norton should pressure Ric Zimmerman all afternoon, and may be able to slow down Harvard's famous ground game. Norton was All-East in 1966, and Whitty may join him this year...
...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...
...Harvard, the big difference going into this year's opener is the increased confidence derived from playing on an 8-1 championship team. Typical is Ric Zimmerman, who had to win his quarterback position in pre-season practice last fall and then was feeling his way to stardom for the first four and a half games. This year he is starting off as one of the best play-callers in the East...