While the 1202 members of the Class of 1967 were looking over the duplicate forms, envelopes, and inner envelopes that constitute Registration at Harvard, Admissions officials were proudly announcing some facts and figures.

They said that 1967 had 105 Merit Scholars and 150 members eligible for Sophomore Standing, both records for a Harvard freshman class. In addition the new Yardlings had higher average College Board scores than any of their predecessors.

One thing the officials forgot to mention was that included among the 1202 were some 70-odd football players with the hardest noses, fattest calves, roundest necks, and heaviest frames on the lightest feet of any athletes ever to set foot in the Yard.

As a unit these 70 men constitute a good football team--one that has disposed of its only three opponents to date and eagerly awaits the chance to make B:own's freshman squad its fourth victim on Friday.

Freshman football coach Henry Lamar, who is more than reserved in the praise of his teams, has admitted that this year's squad "has played some good ball." In a rare burst of what he might call specifics, Lamar added, "They've shown some strength in the backfield and in the line."

"Some strength" is far too mild. Against Tufts, 55 freshman (there were only 55 uniforms) had a hand in a 42-0 romp. In Saturday's 7-0 win over Princeton, Lamar rotated three full teams with a lack of preference seldom shown by managers of the New York Yankees. Against Dartmouth this same depth simply wore down the Indian squad, enabling the Yardlings to bring a 27-20 victory home from Hanover.

But depth is nothing without quality, and fortunately the latter is just as plentiful on the freshman squad. Everett's wonder boy Bobby Leo, whose broken field acrobatics have thrilled fans all season, and team captain Steve Diamond, whose bone crushing tackles have left varsity coaches drooling, are two examples of the calibre of the Crimson yearlings.

Lamar's comments on the contributions of these two gridders indicate his reluctance to single out any players from a team that shows over-all excellence. "Leo? He's a fine defensive player," and then, almost as an afterthought, "and he can run with the ball." Of Diamond, "He plays his position well."

What Lamar wants to talk about is the "drive and spirit of those 70 boys" that have made a cohesive unit out of six dozen individuals with long press notices.

"These boys do it all as a team,' the coach said. "That's why I'm proud of them."