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Rahne has struggled so far this year, however, as he ranks last among Ivy quarterbacks in passing efficiency. The loss of Joe Splendorio to graduation has created a huge void in Cornell’s receiving corps, which has clearly hurt the team’s passing game. This year Rahne has relied on speedy Keith Furgeson and Tim Herman to pick up the slack, with only limited success...
After a dominant 28-0 lead at halftime against Cornell, the Crimson inexplicably allowed 29 unanswered Big Red points and could only watch helplessly as Cornell senior wideout Joe Splendorio blocked the game-winning field goal attempt as the clock expired...
...Then, halftime ended and the nightmare began. Cornell quarterback Ricky Rahne found Joe Splendorio in the end zone to cut the lead to 15. In the fourth, Rahne connected on a 48-yard touchdown prayer to Keith Ferguson, and a Big Red field goal on the next possession brought Cornell within five. Rahne then drove the Big Red 87 yards on Cornell's final drive, ending it with a 52-yard fourth-down touchdown strike...
...Harvard had one last chance to win it, but Splendorio, who had blocked a Harvard field goal to win last year's battle between the Ivy foes, repeated the feat by tipping Robbie Wright's last-second attempt right to win the game...
...Yale had a 23-17 lead late in the fourth quarter before Cornell embarked on the game-winning drive. Cornell faced a fourth down and long situation in Yale territory, but Big Red quarterback Ricky Rahne found receiver Joe Splendorio to keep the drive alive. Two plays later, he found Splendorio again, this time in the end zone, to give Cornell the 24-23 lead...