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Last Meeting: At Harvard, the Crimson downed Columbia, 43-14, behind a balanced rushing and passing attack led by Mark Vignall (18 carries for 108 yards) and Chuck Columbo (17 attempts, 11 completions for 164 yards and a TD). John O'Brien (nine catches, 107 yards) was Columbo's favorite target but Harvard's scoring started with a two-yard rush by Steve Ernst at 9:-17 of the first period. Jim Villanueya field goals of 43 and 45 yards gave the Crimson a 13-0 advantage it never relinquished...
Gizzi never doubted his ability. The Harvard coaches did. After two pre-season scrimmages in which he started and didn't perform as well as the coach expected, Joe Restic chose Chuck Columbo to play the season opener against Columbia...
Successful at everything else he ever attempted, Gizzi was used to being frustrated in a Harvard uniform. Freshman year he split time at quarterback with Columbo, and the next fall, he was asked to switch to Hanker, because of the Crimson's depth behind the center Gizzi says he felt "lost in the shuffle...
Gizzi decided to switch back to quarterback this year and to complete with eight others for the starting job. He sat on the bench for the last few games, until the ineffectiveness of Columbo and an injury to Sophomore Brian White gave him a shot Gizzi played well enough against Dartmouth in relief to get a start against Princeton...
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