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...Cuccia is still ailing from an injury suffered in the opener with Columbia--but Donnie Allard Secured the starting position with his record breaking 358 yard showing against UMass...
...Allard may not be able to guide the Crimson through five-play 80-yard drives as he did against the Minutemen, but the Army defense has proved somewhat porous in its three earlier outings UNC rushed for 421 yards against the Cadets, not a shocking statistic given the match-up, unless you consider that Tar Heel running back and Heisman candidate Kelvin Bryant didn't play a single down when Army visited Chapel Hill. Still, Crimson halfbacks Tim McGugan--today's starter--and Scott McCabe should be aware that the Cadets held Lafayette to 46 yards on the ground, when...
Obviously, Allard and the Multiples were able to take full advantage of the UMass defensive strategy, finding tremendous gaps in the secondary all day long. "They play the run so tough," said Allard. "We were looking for the big play" UMass Coach Bob Pickett, despite his team's success against the run, was less than pleased "We thought we could play better defense than we did," he said after the game "I'm not going to boast about the run defense when they threw for over 300 yards...
...Harvard receiver who accounted for a good portion of that yardage was tight end Peter Quartararo. He combined with Allard on a 71-yard pass play in the second quarter that brought the ball all the way down to the UMass one yard line, setting up the touchdown that put Harvard ahead to stay. It felt great, Quartararo said, when asked what it was like to be on the receiving end of such a big gain. That's the longest pass play I've even run" It looked at first as if Quartararo would make...
...Allard picked a good day for his big game. A lot of pro scouts, most notably Boston Breaker (USH) Head Coach Dick Course were on hand for the game. Harvard's junior line backing due of Joe Azelby and Andy Nolan must have impressed as well, leading the Crimson with seven tackles and three assists each...