Returning players to watch: Tom Bernardo (LB), Jeff DeLamielleure (S), Dave Dishaw (TE), Jim Frontero (CB), Jeff Johnson (FB), Mike Raich (CB), Marty Stallone (QB) Week 5: Dartmouth

Oct. 18, Memorial Field, Hanover, N.H., 1:30 p.m.

Joe Yukica returns for his last fall of coaching in Hanover after reaching an offseason settlement with the college, which wanted to release him after a disappointing 2-7-1 campaign in 1985.

Yukica believes his squad "has put itself in a position where it can beat any team on any given day," a position the Big Green certainly wasn't in when it was shut out by Brown, 22-0, the next-to-last weekend of '85.

Dartmouth's biggest bright spot is sophomore wide receiver Craig Morton, who caught 21 passes for 718 yards (a 34.2 yards per reception average) and nine touchdowns on the Green's freshman team. Yukica has already called Morton the fastest wide-out he has seen in his eight-year stint with the Big Green.

The offensive line is in transition, since the squad lost four of last year's starting five to graduation (nine offensive starters overall). The defense is anchored by a pair of outside tackles--Co-Captain Rusty Gardner, who missed all of last season, and Paul Michael, a promising sophomore.

Tailback Emie Torain, the Big Green's leading rusher in '85, and signal-caller and Co-Captain David Gabianelli (87-for-175, 1150 yards) will head up the Big Green backfield as both return for their senior campaigns.

Head Coach: Joe Yukica (9th year)

Last Year: 2-7-1 (2-4-1 Ivy)

Last Year Versus Harvard: Harvard, 17-7

Series Versus Harvard: Harvard leads, 47-38-4

Captains: David Gabianelli '87 and Rusty Gardner '87

Lettermen lost: 33

Lettermen returning: 28

Returning players to watch: Ron Dufresne (FB), John Fuhrman (LB), David Gabianelli (QB), Brett Matthews (ROV), Scott Rusert (CB), Andy Russell (FS)