Word: spagnola
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...current NFL tight end, John Spagnola--who weighs more than most linemen--holds The Game record for throwing Yale's longest scoring pass...
...season. And with Saturday's performance, the rangy receiver broke Gary Fencik's record (729, in 1975) for most receiving yards in a season, with 790. His four receptions, the final one a touchdown catch with only 1:24 left in the game, tied him with tight end John Spagnola (1976-78) for most receptions in a career (88). And his two touchdowns, again the second one with just 1:24 left, gave him 12 on the year, to break the old mark of 11 set by Ed Woodsum...
Yale finished the scoring with just 1:29 left on a six-yard, Rogan-to-Grieve touchdown pass. With that reception, Grieve tied the Eli career record for receptions held by John Spagnola (88), as well as setting a new single season touchdown mark (12), Scheper caught the ensuing kickoff and returned it to the 25, and Cuccia romped 22 yards to bring the ball near midfield. Allard then raced all the way down to the four yard line, but the play was called back because of a Harvard clip...
...watching, and at one point he tapped me on the shoulder. Spagnola just caught a screen and he may throw it," he said. And Spagnola did throw it--a halfback option and there was a man all alone at the 40 (split end Bob Krystyniak, we learned later) and he raced into the end zone untouched to give Yale a 21-14 lead it never relinquished...