Penn's fabulous season should also put to rest notions that the Quakers' fabulous success in recent years had been due solely to the coaching genius of Jerry Berndt. Berndt--who turned the Ivy doormat into a powerhouse almost overnight after arriving at Penn--left before this season to coach at Rice. Ed Zubrow, a former assistant to Berndt, took over and produced a season which surpassed even Berndt's finest.

Shutting Down the Air Attack: The Harvard defensive secondary did a surprisingly fine job of shutting down the Ivy League's top passers this year. Going into the final weekend of play, the Ivies' top three QBs were Dave Gabianelli of Dartmouth, Marty Stallone of Cornell and Kelly Ryan of Yale. Against Harvard...

. ...Gabianelli was 10-for-24 for 232 yards and three touchdowns, but was intercepted twice and sacked three times.

. ...Stallone was a dismal 4-for-20 for 31 yards and no touchdowns. The Harvard defense sacked him four times.

. ...Ryan, in The Game Saturday, managed to complete only five of 23 passes, for 60 yards. He was intercepted twice and had no TD passes.

Thus, the Ivies' top three signal-callers were a composite 19-for-67 for 322 yards, 3 TDs and four interceptions against an inexperienced Crimson defensive secondary.

Same Time, Last Year: The Crimson was licking its wounds from a 17-6 pounding at the hands of Yale, and anticipating a long off-season. This year the picture is a little brighter, with a resounding win in The Game making up, in part, for a disappointing season.

Finally, the Football Notebook staff would like to thank Harvard Sports Information Director Ed Markey, Assistant Sports Information Director Frank Cicero, and the rest of the Sports Info staff which, all season long, provided many of the facts and figures which have appeared in the Notebook. Thanks, team.