Word: tailbacks
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...Appreciation Day for Harvard fans and the only one lecturing was Princeton tailback Bobby Isom. Isom loped, bulled, juked, and spun his way to 209 yards rushing on a Princeton record 44 carries. Talk about total offense-he was total offense...
...offense, the Tigers have a solid front wall anchored by center Andy Stephens. The backfield combination of speedy tailback Bobby Isom and fullback Gary Larson may be the best in the league. Only the passing game of quarterback Lockhart--injured versus Colgate but apparently ready--is suspect...
...went on to the Rose Bowl (and lost). Since then, the campus has been stirred up more by student rebellions than football victories. Now Chuck Muncie has changed all that. Playing with a combination of power and brains that left defenses wondering where he would strike next, the Cal tailback scored 14 touchdowns, averaged 132yds. rushing per game, and caught 37 passes for 354 yds. this season. He could well be the No. 1 draft choice of the pros next month. He helped carry California to their best record (eight wins, three losses) in 24 years...
...Ohio State career. Last week he became the only player ever to win the Heisman Trophy twice. Despite those credentials, Griffin may not be first to go. According to pro scouts, the man most likely to succeed in an N.F.L. backfield is Chuck Muncie, a harddriving, shifty tailback from the University of California at Berkeley (see box). Rated not far behind Muncie and Griffin is Oklahoma's quicksilver running back Joe Washington. "There's no question about it," says one scout. "This is the year of the running back." It is also a big year for the heartland...
Cornell has a new coach, but things won't be much brighter than the last two 3-5-1 seasons. Tailback Don Fanelli is an excellent back if he's injury free, and wide receiver Bruce Starks is among the best in the East. But replacing nationally ranked quarterback Kevin Sigler is a task that is likely to prove overwhelming...