The Crimson allowed only 213 total yards, as it played the kind of game Coach Joe Restic enjoys: pressure, pressure, pressure.
Harvard blitzed on several downs, causing the out-of-sync Columbia offense to panic. Lion quarterback Bruce Mayhew is still having bad dreams of Harvard defensive end Mike Murphy chasing him.
And if backup Lion signal-caller Russ Scott ever sees Crimson defensive back Jon Lawrence walking down the street, he'll probably find the nearest phone booth to hide in. Lawrence picked off Scott's last two passes of the game, although a penalty nullified the first interception.
Greg Belsher, who also stole one of Scott's passes, almost had another interception earlier in the fourth quarter. But the refs whistled Columbia for illegal motion and the Crimson for holding and clipping on the same play. End result: offsetting penalties, and the down had to be played over.
Holy Crusaders, Batman: They're back. The merciful, gentle Catholics from Worcester, Holy Cross, will visit the Stadium Saturday.
You remember the Crusaders. You know, the guys who try an on-side kick to protect their 30-point leads? And run flea-flickers to widen their 40-point edges?
This year, Holy Cross (2-0) is still winning games. They have averaged 560 yards on offense per game. Ouch.