To preare for the Huskies' Wishbone, the gridders frequently practiced without a ball the week leading up to the crosstown showdown.

"They told us not to worry about where the ball ends up," said Peter Allen (seven tackles, one sack), who started again in place of injured Captain Kevin Dulsky. "We were just supposed to stick to our responsibilities no matter what."

The problem was that those responsibilities came in large, extra large and Incredible Hulk-like sizes. The Huskies offensive line averages 260-lbs per man. And the backs, although smaller, are hard-hitting.

One of the keys to the successful afternoon was the Crimson's ability to contain confident NU quarterback Jim O'Leary, who managed to chalk up 192 yards on the ground in the Huskies' first two games when he wasn't busy deceiving opposing defenses into foolish pursuits.

Harvard held O'Leary to just 20 yards rushing, and nailed him several times behind the line of scrimmage. Linebackers Richard Mau (16 tackles, one sack) and Kris Thabit (12 tackles) were largely responsible for the gridders' turnaround from a 10-point first-quarter deficit to a seven point lead at the intermission.

They took certain things away from us," Husky Coach Paul Pawlak said. Their linebackers were moving very quickly, they were flowing very well."

"I think our linebackers played well," Restic agreed. "They came off and didn't get caught up in there, and that's always the problem. The fullback hits him, freezes the linebacker, the ball comes out, and the linebacker doesn't see it--he's still searching the fullback."

Restic also praised the play of his cornerbacks and strong safeties, who consistently helped out on the run and pitch plays.

And, in the end, took the 'bone right from under the Huskies' noses.