Before Maher's grab, the Crimson had gone more than a year without throwing a touchdown to a wideout.

Rob Hirsch proved to be Giardi's favorite target on Saturday; the two connected four times for 86 yards and one touchdown.

Different Strokes: It was only one game, but it looks like offense has returned to Cambridge, at least more offense than was seen around these parts last year. In its first game of the season, the Crimson threw 25 times, once more than it did in any game last season.

Also in marked contrast to last year, Harvard did not commit one turnover. In 1990, the Crimson averaged more than three giveaways a game.

Upset City

What would have been the biggest Ivy League upset of all was a washout when Harvard held on against Columbia last week, but there was still excitement elsewhere around the Ancient Eight.

At Princeton, the Tigers shut out preseason favorite Cornell, 18-0. The Big Red lost the game and the foundation of its offense as tailbacks John McNiff and Scott Oliaro went down to injuries. Oliaro is out indefinitely and McNiff is a question mark for this weekend. Without those two, forget about Cornell's chances to repeat as Ivy League champions.

Tiger running back Keith Elias outshined both of Cornell's rushing threats, netting 110 yards on the ground. With that effort, Elias beat out Giardi for sophomore of the week honors.

Dartmouth won an opener for the first time in eight years, as it downed host Penn 21-15. Yale was the other winner in the first weekend of Ivy League action, shutting down Brown's frenzied offensive attack. Eli running back Chris Kouri ran away with offensive player of the week honors, rushing for 161 yards on 17 carries.