East Roundup : Harvard Foiled by Yale’s Wishbone, 17-6

Hiding its usual running game behind a wishbone formation, Yale upset Harvard, 17-6, Saturday at New Haven, Conn., to deny its archrival a share of the Ivy League championship.

Mike Stewart and Rick Koze scored on short runs, and John Duryea added a 32-yard field goal to lead the Elis.

Operating out of the wishbone for the first time this season, Yale rushed for 254 yards, and its defense held the Crimson ground game to 27 net yards in 36 carries.

“We showed a wishbone formation, but we didn’t use it,” said Yale Coach Carmen Cozza, who gained his 100th victory. “We ran power football and just used three plays from the wishbone.”

With the victory in the 102nd renewal of the rivalry, Yale finished its season with a record of 4-4-1 overall and 3-3-1 in the league. Harvard ended its season 7-3 overall and 5-2 in the league.

Syracuse 31, Rutgers 14--Don McPherson threw three touchdown passes to record-setting wide receiver Mike Siano and ran for another score as the bowl-bound Orangemen posted their fifth straight victory with the win at Piscataway, N.J.

After the game, Syracuse received an invitation to play Maryland in the Cherry Bowl in Pontiac, Mich., on Dec. 21.

Siano broke three Syracuse receiving records. His three touchdown receptions gave him eight for the season and 12 for his career, breaking the marks of seven in a season and 11 in a career set by Tony Gabriel from 1968-70.

Siano also broke Art Monk’s school record of 716 yards gained receiving in a season, set in 1979. The senior caught 8 passes for 119 yards and has 772 yards receiving this season.

Rutgers finished 2-8-1. Syracuse (7-3) ends its regular season at home next week against West Virginia.

Penn 19, Dartmouth 14--A third-period safety and a four-yard touchdown run by senior fullback Mike O’Neill carried Penn to its fourth straight Ivy League football title at Philadelphia.

Penn became only the second team in the history of the Ivy League to win four consecutive football championships. Dartmouth accomplished the feat from 1970 through 1973.

The Quakers are 7-2-1 overall and 6-1 in the Ivy League.

Dartmouth finished 2-7-1 overall and 2-4-1 in the league.

Colgate 48, Boston U. 37--Senior quarterback Tom Burgess threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as the Red Raiders came from behind to win at Boston.

Colgate, 7-3-1 and hoping for a Division I-AA playoff berth, converted two of three Terrier turnovers into touchdowns during a 21-point fourth-quarter comeback.

Boston University (3-8) suffered its third straight loss and sixth in the last seven games, despite a school-record four touchdown passes from quarterback Jim Schuman to split end Bill Brooks, who totaled a school-record 236 yards in 10 receptions.

Princeton 33, Cornell 27--Senior quarterback Doug Butler threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns, and Princeton’s Dean Cain intercepted three passes, including two that stopped late fourth-quarter drives by Cornell, as the Tigers defeated the Big Red at Princeton, N.J.

The victory raised Princeton’s record to 5-5, 5-2 in the league, and allowed them to tie for second place in the conference. Cornell fell to 3-7 and 2-5.

Brown 34, Columbia 0--Jamie Potkul ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns to lift the Bruins to the win at Providence, R.I.

Potkul, a senior who scored on runs of 2 and 32 yards, became Brown’s first single-season 1,000-yard rusher. He finished his career with 2,159 yards.

Brown finished its season 5-4-1 overall and 4-3 in Ivy play, while Columbia, which has lost 21 consecutive games, dropped to 0-10 overall and 0-7 in the league.

Boston College 38, Holy Cross 7--Kelvin Martin scored on a 93-yard punt return and a 35-yard reception to help the Eagles to the win at Boston in the 81st meeting between the schools.

Boston College finished 4-8 with its 18th victory in its last 21 meetings against the Crusaders, who finished 4-6-1.