But the Salem, Mass. native makes up for his mistakes--and more.
For those who think Giardi is in a slump or that junior David Morgan might be the better man for the job, just remember: Giardi does more with less than any quarterback in the Ivies. With one of the worst offensive lines in the Ancient Eight, Giardi continues to run and move the team any way he can.
Besides, nobody knows the Multiflex like Mike. Restic will never take him out. "I would put you [pointing at this reporter, actually] in there before I took Mike out," Restic said after the Holy Cross game. Just admire the guy's work and keep quiet.
Fiedler on the Roof: Fiedler was Offensive Player of the Week for the second straight week with a 20-of-31 for 419 yards and fourtouchdown stat line against Yale's tough defense.
Fiedler set three school records on Saturday: first 400-yard performance ever by a Dartmouth quarterback, most total offense in a game (398 yards) and most career touchdown passes (28). And the guy's still a junior. Fiedler will bring the Big Green to town on October 31. Won't that be pretty.
The GAME: The deadline for student tickets to the Yale game is Friday, October 23 at 5 p.m. Applications can be dropped through the class slots in the basement of Harvard Hall. Call 495-2211 for more information. PASSING
Name C/Att Pct Yds TD In t Mike Glardi 48/92 522 699 3 1 David Morgan 4/5 800 52 3 0 Name Att Yds Avg TD Lng< /B> Robb Hirsch 56 220 3.9 1 15 Mike Hill 47 199 4.2 1 23 Esan Simon 16 77 4.8 3 15 Kendrick Joyce 27 74 2.7 0 11 Mike Giardi 86 46 .5 3 26 Chris Taylor 3 12 4.0 0 13 Mike Wallace 5 4 .8 0 1 Colby Maher 1 2 2.0 0 2 Name Rec Yds Avg Td Lng< /B> Read Hubbard 13 255 19.6 0 50 Colby Maher 8 98 12.3 0 22 Kendrick Joyce 8 98 12.3 1 42 Robb Hirsch 7 55 7.9 1 14 Chris Taylor 6 100 16.7 0 30 Mark Begert 5 68 13.6 0 17 Michael Hill 2 64 32.0 1 49 Esan Simon 2 2 1.0 0 2 Frank Lilly 1 11 11.0 0 11 Name Int Yds Avg Td Lng< /B> Brian Ramer 2 24 12.0 0 24 Rob Santos 2 13 6.5 0 13 Chris Andre 1 13 13.0 0 13 Rob Sonne 1 0 0.0 0 0 Name Ret Yds Avg Td Lng< /B> James Ellis 13 270 20.8 0 46 Colby Maher 9 216 24.0 0 36 Esan Simon 2 28 14.0 0 14 Jon Ponusuk 1 22 22.0 0 22 Name No Yds Avg Blk Lng< /B> David Morgan 35 1275 36.4 0 57 Name Ret Yds Avg Td Lng< /B> Rob Santos 8 24 3.0 0 9 James Ellis 2 4 2.0 0 4 Nathan Tyrell 1 14 14.0 0 14 Rob Sonne 1 0 0.0 0 0 Sam Wolfl 1 16 16 1 16 Name TD 1-Pat2-Pat FG Pts Mike Giardi 3 0-0 1-1 0 20 Mark Hall 0 9-10 0-0 3-6 18 Esan Simon 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 18 Robb Hirsch 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 12 Mike Hill 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 12 Sam Wolff 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 Kendrick Joyce 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6 David Morgan 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 Tkl Ps Fmb Sk/ Name Pr/T Int Brk Rc/Fr Yds Rob Santos 29/37 2 1 0/0 0/0 Chris Pillsbury 26/32 1 3 0/1 1/7 Brian Ramer 20/31 2 0 0/0 3/16 Monte Giese 22/30 0 1 2/0 0/0 James Ellis 24/29 0 4 2/0 0/0 J.J. Vasquez 23/28 0 0 0/1 3/15 Liam Sullivan 16/23 0 0 0/0 3/9 Joe McClellan 18/21 0 0 0/0 0/0 Paul Dean 13/15 0 0 0/0 0/0 K. Owens 9/12 0 1 0/0 2/20 Rob Sonne 8/8 0 0 0/0 0/0 Phil Furse 5/7 1 0 0/0 0/0 Dedhan Miller 6/6 0 1 0/0 1/11 Jim Reddinger 4/5 0 0 1/0 0/0 Ed Kinney 3/5 0 0 0/0 1/4 Jamie Crowley 3/3 0 0 0/0 0/0