Word: villanueva
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...also a promising win. Promising because when the offense couldn't get the ball in the end zone, sophomore Jim Villanueva was there to cap long drives with field goals of 40 and 29 yards (he later added one of 28) to put points on the board. Promising because linebacker Joe Azelby and split end Dirk Killen proved Harvard's depth, by subbing superbly for injured starters Brad Stinn and Paul Scheper...
Minutes into the game fullback Ted Polich found the endzone after an 18-yd. run, and Paul Sharon followed with a 2-yd. scoring run of his own shortly thereafter. Sharon got his second touchdown with a 1-yd. run at the end of the quarter. Including two Jim Villanueva PAT's, the Yardlings led 20-0 after 15 minutes...
...yardlings opened the scoring with a Paul Sharon run but trailed, 12-7, as the half approached. The squad regained the momentum when kicking specialist Jim Villanueva unloaded a spectacular 47-yd. field goal with two minutes left. Gary De Jesus then gave the Crimson a 17-12 halftime lead by taking a loose ball into the endzone after Mike Dixon had blocked a Holy Cross punt...
...Crusaders did not give up. After a Villanueva near-miss of a 49-yarder, Holy Cross capitalized on a Harvard fumble by driving 39 yds. for a touch-down. Their effort for a two-point conversion failed, leaving the Crusaders with a precarious one-point lead...
...final comeback belonged to the Crimson. With quarterback Chuck Columbo taking charge of the offense, Harvard drove downfield to the Holy Cross one-yard line, only to be denied on three consecutive running plays. Villanueva nevertheless put the Crimson ahead with a 12-yd. field goal, and Ernst iced the game minutes later...