Restic then brought in his second line, giving many of the seniors a chance to play in this final home game. George Hodakowski directed an offense that looked headed for a respectable drive until Chuck Sandor, after bucking for nine yards on a third and four, took a hard hit and fumbled away the ball.
Three and a half minutes later, scrappy Penn put up seven points and looked like it might turn the tame around. A Marzione-to-Montesanti three-yd. pass opened the fourth quarter with a third Quaker TD and closed the gap to 34-20. Penn failing on a two-point try. Two and a half minutes later, though, a wild Marzione lateral rolled through the arms of ten players before DeBello pounced on it and gave Harvard possession at the Penn 24.
Out came St. John, Horner, and the rest of the front line for an encore the took just two minutes to complete. On third and nine front the Penn 12, St. John worked the shotgun and threw one more strike to the ever-elusive Horner, who was alone at the goal line. The Dave Cody kick broke open the game, giving the Crimson a 41-20 advantage.
Penn's final score, with just two seconds left in the game, and the ensuing missed try for two points, mattered little as Harvard's second-and third-line players finished out the win in comfortable style. THE NOTEBOOK: After the game, Restic and Crimson captain Mike Brown presented the game ball to Penn coach Harry Gamble, in honor of his team's spirited fight down to the wire despite its dismal record and huge deficit.
Horner's Record
As Harvard moves into the final week of the season, split end Richie Horner closes in on a number of school records. The leading receiver in the Ivies, Horner's stats are as follows:
Season: 39 catches, 702 yards seven Tds.
Career: 63 Catches, 1163 yards, nine TDs. Horner needs:
One TD to tie Pat Mclnally's ('75) season record for TDs.
Seventy-three yards to break Carter Lord's ('68) season record for yardage.
Six Catches to finish as the number two all-time Harvard receiver (Mclnally has 108 career cat-catches).