Santiago is now only the third player in Crimson history to appear twice on the Top 10 one-game rushing list. His 204-yd. effort last fall at Columbia put him in second place on the list.
The Saint--with 1659 career rushing yards--now needs 49 yards to crack fifth place on the Crimson's all-time career rushing list and 61 yards to hit fourth place.
He needs 21 yards to crack the Top 10 on the single-season rushing list and needs 104 yards to climb all the way to fifth place.
When he adds his name to that list, Santiago--whose 822 yards a year ago put him in fourth place on the list--will become only the second player in history to appear on it twice. The legendary Vic Gatto--who is currently on there three times but who will be bumped out by Santiago--is the other.
What's more, the Texas native needs six receptions to crack ninth place on the single-season receiving list. If he does that, he'll become the first running back to appear on the list.
Finally, the Saint has established himself as the first triple threat in recent Crimson history. His running and catching abilities have long been known, but his throwing abilities only came to light with his game-winning toss Saturday at the Cross.
However, Santiago's career passing statistics still read like a nightmare. The Saint has completed five of nine passes. Unfortunately, three of them have landed in the hands of Harvard opponents.
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Like Santiago, senior quarterback Brian White is assaulting the Harvard record book.
With 2087 career passing yards, White needs just 10 yards to take third place on the career pass yardage list and 131 yards to take second place.
By the way, the Mass, native is now in fourth place on the career total offense list--which, includes passing and rushing yards--with 2436 yards.
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Funny line of the week comes from Columbia Coach Jim Garrett, who said after his squad fell to Dartmouth Saturday for its 66th loss in its last 71 games that, "I really believe we don't lose. We just don't win."
That's for sure.
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THE NOTEBOOK'S NOTEBOOK: 1982 marked the only time Harvard has beaten Holy Cross and then played Penn the following weekend. The Quakers won that year, 23-21....The Crimson leads the Penn series, 35-18-2...In the past 15 contests between Harvard and Penn, the winning team has scored at least 21 points 13 times...Since the turn of the century, Harvard is 3-3 in games against the Quakers decided by less than seven points...If Penn wins its will set a league record with 14 straight Ivy wins...White's percentage completion this year is still a lowly 444...Santiago's 75-yd. dash Saturday at the Cross was the longest run of his career...Greer's and Connolly's touchdown catches were the first of their careers...Harvard has picked up the ball via turnovers 12 more times than it has given it away...Through eight games, Harvard has picked up four more total yards than its opponents...Despite its 6-2 mark, Harvard's opponents have picked up eight more first downs than the Crimson...Harvard is the only Ivy team with a winning non-league record this year...With two games to go, Harvard has three more interceptions this year than it had all of last year...Oldenburg and Cecil Cox each has five interceptions, marking the first time since 1982 that two Harvard players have reached that total in the same season...Injured halfback Rufus Jones resumed practicing yesterday...This is only the second time in history that Penn has been 5-0 in the Ivies. The other time was last year.
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THE PICKS: Harvard over Penn, Cornell over Columbia, Princeton over Yale, Brown over Dartmouth. Last Week: 4-1. Season to Date: 33-7.
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