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76 THE BOSTON SUNDAY Gl.ORE SEPTEMBER 21 1 986 JWY LEAGUE TT TT arvarcl eases I JXJJ. I Cornell i tames I aa4 Columbia Tigers rr i iJ (r 0 i y' It mJ i I 'It--- V. V4 i i'ij, 4 -i. 4... "By Joe Concannon i Globe Staff Whatever apprehension Har-j "vard coach Joe Restlc might have harbored on the eve of his 16th i opener was dispelled early In yes-S erday's game against Columbia.

ftp Ivy League yawner that was so dull It sent many fans Into the '-parking areas outside Harvard 'Stadium by halftime. The Crimson burst to a 17-0 first-quarter lead, built it to 31-0 by intermission, and Restic kept -Ihe ball on the ground the rest of the way. Seven different quarter- backs followed effective starter Dave Landau as the Crimson I turned this into a scrimmage on i line way to a 34-0 victory on a gloomy afternoon before 7,534. The Lions haven't won a game on the road since 1978, and haven't won a game anywhere since a 21-18 victory over Yale on jQct 15, 1983. The Lions are 5-73-r2in their last 80 games, haven't won in zo games ana nave now lost 22 in a row.

Larry McElreavy, former Yale assistant, was intro duced to this legacy in his coaching debut. in "They could have scored a lot more," said McElreavy. "We have Ha history of not being successful, and it's our Job to get our players to believe they can win. They have iS to have faith in us as coaches, in Harvard, 34-0 at Harvard Slsdlum Harvard 17 14 3 0 34 Columbia 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Landau 36 run (Andy Meretz kick) Meretz 40 FQ Tusalura 8 run (Meretz kick) George Sorbara 1 run (Meretz kick) Sorbara 1 run (Meretz kick) Meretz 25 FG Attendance 7,534 Harv. Col.

First.downs 23 6 Rushes-yards 76-327 28-26 Passing yards 88 114 1, Return yards 45 16 Passes 7-11-1 12-27-3 Punts Fumbles-lost 1-1 5-0 Penalties-yards 6-50 6-60 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing AM. Yds. Avg. LG Dave Landau, Harv 5 67 13.4 36 Geo. Sobara, Har 17 59 3.5 12 Joe Pusaleri, Harv 6 48 8 0 21 Matt Assitt, Col 8 38 4.8 7 Passing Com.

Art. Yds. TD Int. Landau, Harv 6 10 71 0 1 Bill Koehler, Col 1 1 17 0 0 Dave Putelo, Col 5 12 45 0 1 Delia Pierre. 7 15 71 0 2 Receiving No.

Yds. TO Nick Leone, Col 3 19 0 iRon Subero, Col 2 14 0 John Pennywell, Col 2 13 0 Matt Fox, Col 2 22 0 Brian O'Neill, Harv. 2 26 0 Harvard quarterback David Landau has the jump on Columbia's game's first touchdown. Globe staff photoWendy Maeda Rob LaPlaca as he heads for the the guy next to them and in their own ability. We have enough players, so if we get a positive How bad was it? The Crimson ran up 148 yards in the first quarter to minus-1 1 for the Lions.

The Crimson had 10 first downs to none for the Lions. Landau completed 5 of 7 passes for 62 yards and beleaguered Columbia quarterback Dave Putelo completed 5 of 6 for 28 yards. The Crimson didn't punt in the first half and had an 18-2 edge in first downs in the first 30 minutes. "It's one we wanted to get out of the way," said. Restlc, who should hope the next nine come as easily.

"We had an opportunity to play a lot of people and get some experience under game conditions. We wanted to make sure we got things done early. We took control and we were able to dictate things. Balance is going to be the key. We didn't have to throw, but down the road we will have to be able to throw more." The Lions won the toss, elected to kick, and Landau introduced himself as the Crimson's new quarterback by running over left tackle, cutting back inside and out-sprinting three Columbia defenders for a 36-yard touchdown just 1 :40 into the game.

When the Lions failed to move on their first possession, the Crimson settled for Andy Maret's 40-yard field goal and a 10-0 lead on the ensuing possession. Landau, who showed considerable poise, threw an Interception in the end zone before the quarter had expired, but the Crimson took it in after a weak Columbia punt to the 22. Landau called a delay to Joe Pusateri on second-and-goal at the 8, and he reversed and raced Into the end zone for a 17-0 lead. George Sorbara's two touchdowns from 1 yard out extended the lead to 31-0 at 12:35 of the second quarter. Landau exited, Bill Koehler came in and the parade of quarterbacks was under way.

Even Bob Gamere had difficulty keeping his WMRE audience awake as the Crimson had 13 players rush for a total of 327 yards on 76 carries. The Crimson didn't put the ball In the air in the second half. The new wrinkles in Restic's multi-flex could be put on hold for a week. Here Penn stopped the Green cold, and after a short punt, the Quakers had a second down and 14 at their own 24. gB Jim Crochicchia dropped deep and threw a perfect screen to Comizio for a 37-yard gain up the middle to Dartmouth's 39.

Six plays later, Comizio cut back off a left sweep for 14 yards and the decisive touchdown. "That screen pass was the important play. That was the game right there," said Dartmouth co-captain and linebacker Rusty Gardner. Before the game, Dartmouth coach Joe Yukica, entering his final season here after a successful lawsuit to keep his job, had said the keys were to contain Comizio's running and Flynn's punt returns. His spirited Green could do neither consistently.

On offense, Dartmouth tailback Ernie Torain ran hard on the slippery turf for 88 yards in 28 carries, but senior gB Dave Ga-bianelli, despite 14 completions in 26 tosses for 163 yards, could not make the key third-down plays. Inexplicably, only half a dozen of those passes were thrown toward the exciting Morton, who plays like a fast Dave Shula. Said Comizio, "Our offense came together today. With Chris and me alternating, we're going to make people prove they can stop us before we change." The two backs averaged 6.2 yards per carry as defending Ivy champion Penn won for the 15th time in its last 16 starts. "It was an emotional win for me," said new Penn coach Ed Zu-brow, promoted from Jerry Berndt's staff when Berndt moved to Rice.

"Our rise in the league started here four years ago. We had gone 1-9 the season before but we beat Dartmouth, 21-0, here in the opener and the kids were carols on the way hote." From Wire Services ITHACA. N.Y.- Marty Stallone tossed three touchdown passes and Jeff Johnson rushed for a career-high 167 yards to lead Cornell to a 39-8 victory over Princeton. The Big Red defense dominated early. Cornerback Jim Frontero returned an interception 37 yards to the Princeton 3 and Sol Pu'gh scored orTaiJard run with 7:28 left for a 7-0 lead.

Defensive end Jim Knowlfes then trapped- quarterback Brad Hammond in his own end zone for a safety and a 9-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. After a fumble recovery, Stallone connected with Chris Hahn on a 10-yard scoring pass and Tom Aug added a 25-yard field goal for a 19-0 halftime lead. Cornell padded its lead, when Johnson galloped 81 yards to the 6 on the first play of the second half and Stallone hit Hahn wl a 6-yard touchdown pass. On the next possession, Stallone connected with Chris Hawkins on a 47-yard touchdown pass to capn 87-yard drive at 9:08. Princeton got on the board when Hammond hit Jeff Baker from the 6-yard line with 7:37 left.

Cornell closed out the scoring when Mark Dexter fumbled a punt and Hahn recovered it at the Princeton 4. Larry Thelmas took it in on the ensuing play. The triumph provided Cornell with its largest margin of victory against the Tigers since 1973, and was the Big Red's first opening-game victory since 1980 when it beat Princeton, 17-7. Cornell, 39-8 Princeton Cornell .0 0 0 1-1 10 13 Cor Pugh 1 run (Aug kick) Cor Safety, Hammond tackled In end 1 zone Cor Hahn 8 pass from Stallone Autf 1 kick) Cor FG Aug 25 Cor Hahn 6 pass from Stallone failed) Cor Hawkins 47 pass from Stallone (Aug kick) 'Ui Prl Baker 13 pass from Hammond (Baker pass from Hammond) Cor Thelmas 4 run (Aug kick) A 13.500 Prin First downs 19 Rushes-yards 33-47 Passing yards 179 Return yards 12 Passes 15-28-1 Sacks By 1 Punts 4-38 Corn 1 49-283 136 33 I 13-21-0" 5-45 0-0 MO Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards 3-15 tions and touchdown passes of 71 and 10 yards to split end Dave Fielding. He also scored on cj-yard bootleg, completing a 4J-yard drive in the first quarter-following the first of two fumbles.

Yale converted a fumbled pitchTjjy Jamie Simone for its only toucji- aown, iroyjenKins loyard run o.oa ur 1 ii uciuic immune. f4 Yale spent its practice vck fretting about Keiron Bigby, the Ivy League's genuine athletes and the fellow who beat the klls two years ago with interceptfojjs returns of 100 and 91 Bigby was used as a flanker test season, and coach John Rosenberg promised he would be m3d this season as a quarterback, JqfJ. I was thinking about it during the first half." Fielding said. "I'm lining up and I said, 'They're really worrying about Bigby. I'm gqifjg to have a big Fielding caught five passes tar 127 yards, 71 on Donovan's liitje flick over the middle in the thid quarter.

Fielding weaved toward the right sideline, bursting past defensive back Paul Llsella jud linebacker Ted Werthman fd giving Brown a 14-7 lead. jj "He has big-play capacity' Rosenberg said. "He made yiM same catch, and that same run fn our first scrimmage. He's probably one of the better receiver fn the league. He deserves more jre-ognition." Si, Most recognition at Brown has been reserved for the Bruins' the Ivy's top-rated unit last season.

It held Yale to four first downs and 80 total vards in ihe second halt. After Donovan passed 10 yards to Fieldinrf for a 21-7 lead 48 onds into the fourth quarter. Brown killed almost eight minutes by running Int Yale's tired de- fpncf No. 4 Yale's down to Penn tramples Dartmouth, 21-7 after falling to Brown, 21-7 'I 1 I t- A 15! fit By Ernie Roberts Soecial to the Globe HANOVER, N.H. Pennsylvania's Rich Comizio and Chris Flynn, the Ivy League's toughest alternating tailbacks, foiled Dartmouth's upset plot with a 21-7 triumph yesterday.

They scored all the Penn touchdowns the power-driving Comizio getting two and 136 yards, the fleet-footed Flynn notching the third TD on a 20-yard cutback and adding 49 yards in punt returns to his 87 yards from scrimmage. And when Dartmouth threatened in the final quarter after a 14-0 halftime deficit, senior Comizio frustrated the Big Green with two important plays. The Green's Craig Morton, a sophomore receiver with the potential for greatness, had caught a 10-yard scoring pass behind Perm's Tom Flynn in the third quarter. And he sprinted behind Flynn again midway in the fourth period for a 50-yard gain to the Quaker 42. JPenn, 21-7 at Hanover, N.H.

Penn 7 7 0 7 21 Dartmouth 0 0 7 0 7 Flynn 20 run (Grass kick) Comizio 2 run (Grass kick) Morton 10 pass from Gabianelll (O'Gara kick) Comizio 14 run (Grass kick) Attendance 7,260 Dart. Penn First downs 12 20 Rushes-yards 38-65 52-253 passing yards 163 89 Return yards 4 49 Passes 14-26-0 8-14-0 unts 6-35 0 fumbles-lost 2-0 3-2 Penalties-yards 3-39 7-45 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Art. Yds. Avg. LG I Comizio, Penn 25 136 5.4 20 a.Torain, Dart 28 88 3.1 17 Flynn, Penn 12 67 7.3 24 Laurano, Penn 4 29 7.3 11 Passing a Com.

Att. Yds. TD Int. Gabianelll, Dart. 14 26 163 1 0 Crocilchia, Penn 8 14 89 0 0 Receiving No.

Yds. TD Morton, Dart 3 79 1 Drury, Dart 4 42 0 tComlzk, Perm 2 41 0 vSaunders, Penn 4 36 0 By Kevin Hunt Special to the Globe PROVIDENCE. R.I. This was like Halley's Cornet splashing across the sky three straight years or "60 Minutes" finishing dead last in the weekly Nielsens. These things just don't happen.

Yale has played precisely one game that matters a 21-7 loss at Brown yesterday and already it's down to a fourth-string quarterback. John Andrews, quarterback No. 3, suffered knee ligament damage in the second quarter when he was tackled by defensive end Jeff Garrison. Andrews is out for the season. Yale lost starter Kelly Ryan, Its most heralded quarterback since Brian Dowling, when he suffered a knee injury in the intrasquad scrimmage a week ago.

He may be back next week, he may be out five more weeks Yale doesn't know. "He's got a knee injury," said Yale coach Carm Cozza. "That's all I know. I never had anything like this happen before." Believe it or not, the Elis are on a binge. They are losing quarterbacks at the rate of one per week.

Adam Schierholz went down with a broken ankle in a scrimmage against Central Connecticut two weeks ago. Then Ryan, then Andrews, and when Yale. last touched the ball yesterday it was directed by a sophomore, Mark Brubaker (5 of 11, 42 yards) finished the day flat on his back, sacked for the fifth time. "To have your top two quarterbacks go down really is not a good feeling for the whole team," Brubaker said. "Especially when they're knee injuries.

It's kind of rough. I wanted to get the coaches to have confidence in me this year, maybe work up to backup. This year I wanted to dedicate myself to learning the system." He will get a one-week, crash course to brush up for Yalt most JOE YUKICA Tense atmosphere Gouds hang over Yukiea HANOVER, N.H. Despite "lame-duck" coach Joe Yukica's effort to remain upbeat, overtones from his successful lawsuit against Dartmouth clouded his opening game with Penn yesterday. The Green's preseason preparation was punctuated by athletic director Ted Inland's decisions to: Refuse Yukica's request to attend the Ivy League's New York media conference via a chartered plane.

Eliminate an '86 Dartmouth football highlight film for the first time in 26 years. Leland later relented on the latter issue after pleas from Dartmouth co-captains Dave Gabianelll and Rusty Gardner, but a tense atmosphere prevails around the athletic offices. Yukica, along with the basketball and hockey coaches, still is waiting for his pass to park behind his Davis Field House office. Former Dartmouth AD Seaver Peters; who hired Yukica in 1978 and later was subpoenaed to testify in the lawsuit last spring, has since been cut off from any Dartmouth College Investments in his Hanover brokerage office. ERNIE ROBERTS MARK DONOVAN 2 TD passes Brown, 21-7 Vale 0 7 0 0-7 Brown 7 0 7-21 Brwn Donovan 1 run (Kos kick) Yale Jenkins 10 run (Duryea kick) Brwn Fielding 71 pass from Donovan (Kos kick) Brwn Fielding 10 pass from Donovan (Kos kick) A-11JO0 Yale Brown First downs 9 16 Rushes-yards 34-109 43-110 Passing yards 102 256 Return yards 4 26 Passes 10-22-0 18-29-3 Punts 8-37 3-35 Fumbles-lost 3-2 2-2 Penalties-yards 8-55 11-90 Possession 26:24 33:36 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Yale, MacAuley 12-50, Jenkins 8-35, Brlce 6-46.

Brown, Simone 11-23, Qurp 5-35. PASSING Yale, Andrews 5-11-0-60, Brubaker 5-11-0-42. Brown, Donovan 18-27-3-256, Bigby, 0-2-0-0. RECEIVING Yale, Snoop, 4-52, Atha-nasia, 2-27. Brown, Fielding 5-127, Bigby 3- difficult test.

Connecticut and Army are coming to Yale Bowl the next two weekends. Until Ryan's condition improves, Brubaketand Jon Saadey, heretofore a spare defensive back, will be Yale's only serviceable quarterbacks. Brown might think an Ivy title is possible if its quarterback, junior Mark Donovan, remains healthy and in the pocket. Donovan completed 18 of 27 pjses for 256 yards, with three.