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Princeton's strength lies in a new-found balanced offense. Early in the season, quarterback Rod Plummer passed well, but he offered up too many interceptions and fumbles. And when his passes were on target, they were often dropped. Princeton receivers dropped eleven passes against Cornell, enough to lose despite beating Cornell statistically...
Senior fullback Dough Blake caught two touchdown passes and ran for a third to roll up a 21-0 lead in the first 11 minutes. Sophomore quarterback Joe Flynn has now led the Tigers to three straight lopsided victories since he replaced Rod Plummer in midseason...
...Stoeckel proved once again that Rod Foster belongs on the kickoff return team, completing 12 of 22 passes and scoring twice himself...
...Captain Dave Ignacio came up with the biggest interception, dooming the Quakers by grabbing a Shue pass with a minute and a half remaining in the game. Harvard's punt and kickoff coverage was weak, relinquishing 190 yards, but the kickoff return showed breakaway possibilities with the return of Rod Foster. Foster had one unbelievable, twisting 56-yard runback that came within one defender of going all the way. Ivy Football Standings Cornell 4 0 Dartmouth 4 0 Harvard 2 2 Princeton 2 2 Columbia 2 2 Penn 1 3 Yale 1 3 Brown...
Harvard's problem at quarterback is of a different nature. Jim Stoekel's 230-yard passing performance against Dartmouth was impressive, but it may have only confused the quarterback situation. Rod Foster and Eric Crone will both be back at full strength and junior Frank Guerra will, as usual, be waiting on the sidelines for his chance...