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Another good sign for Harvard has been the success of running back Steve Ernst. Ernst started the year as a wingback, then moved around in Restic's midseason, injury-forced backfield reshuffling. In the Dartmouth game. Ernst shifted to halfback in place of the injured Mark Vignali. Jim Fadule started at wingback to replace Ernst, and Chuck Colombo took the first snap from center because sophomore Brian White developed a blood clot in his arm the Thursday before the game. Starting fullback Robert Santiago didn't play because of a hamstring pull; several players tried unsuccessfully to fill his shoes...
...blocked punt and safety led to the final touchdown. A shaken Coroniti had to kick away from the Penn 20. His first punt went out of bounds; his second, from the 15, traveled only to the Quaker 48. With only one big gainer, a 17-yard pass to wingback Jim Fadule, Harvard pushed down to the four before Gizzi rolled off left tackle to make...
Each offense came up with one big play, setting up their sole touchdowns. On Harvard's second drive, quarterback Greg Gizzi somehow slipped a pass to wingback Jim Fadule between two Crusader defenders on the Holy Cross 23, who ran with...
...thigh injury kept halfback Mark Vignali, Harvard's leading rusher, from starting, and put a heavy burden in the early going on wingback-turned-halfback Steve Ernst (11 carries in the first quarter). Cornerback John Dailey still has fluid in his right knee; he didn't play. Neither did defensive tackle Barry Ford, nor linebacker Andy Nolan, whose deep thigh bruise has calcified, restricting his mobility. And Restic's usual backup QB, Brian White, was unavailable for action, suffering from a blood clot in his throwing...