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THE NOTEBOOK'S NOTEBOOK: The Crimson's first six touchdowns Saturday came in a span of 15:21...In its last three games against Columbia, Harvard has averaged 42 points...Harvard is now 95-15-2 in season openers...Columbia's non-winning streak is now at 15...Its 12 straight losses are a school record...It had been two seasons--since the Princeton game in 1983--that a Columbia team last held a two-touchdown lead over anyone...White needs 577 yards passing to become the Crimson's fifth leading passer of all time...Lamont Greer, Brian O'Neil and Rufus Jones all scored their first career touchdowns Saturday, with Greer and O'Neil scoring their first time they ever touched the ball...Senior Chuck Shirey had his best punt return yardage day ever (78) and his longest return (37). Shirey needs just six punt returns to break the school career record of 37 held by John Dailey '84.

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THE PICKS: UMass over Harvard, Lafayette over Columbia, UNH over Dartmouth, Army over Penn, UConn over Yale, Lehigh over Princeton, Colgate over Cornell and URI over Brown. Last Week: 3-1. Season to Date: 3-1, tied for first and still talking trash.

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