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Will the Butler Do It?

The Football Notebook

Against the Tigers, Harvard Coach Joe Restic is 6-6-2 overall, but just 2-4-1 in the Stadium.

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Checking the record books, White needs just 125 yards to become the fifth leading passer in Harvard history.

He needs 422 to climb all the way to number three. By the way, Restic has coached the top six passers in Harvard history.

Meanwhile, senior fullback Robert Santiago needs 385 rushing yards to become the fifth leading rusher in Harvard history. He needs 358 yards to become the second player in Crimson history to crack the top 10 single season rushing list twice. And he needs 435 yards rushing and receiving to hit the number-five spot on the all-time career total offense list.

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THE NOTEBOOK'S NOTEBOOK: Sophomore split end Lamont Greer caught a touchdown toss from White on the next-to-last-play of the first half Saturday against Dartmouth. But a penalty on Harvard nullified the catch and took away the first touchdown caught by a Harvard wide out in more than three seasons...Butler's 6265 career passing yards would make him the all-time leading passer in Harvard history--by more than 3500 yards...Harvard has scored 87 of its 110 points in the second half of its games this year...Joe Pusateri scored his first touchdown in a Crimson uniform last weekend. He also rushed for a career-high 65 yards...Harvard held Dartmouth to negative eight yards rushing in the second half Saturday...Senior K.C. Smith made the ECAC Honor Roll and was named Co-Ivy Player of the Week yesterday for his three-sack, nine-tackle game against the Big Green...Harvard's 292 yards rushing last weekend was a season-high.

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