From this week's tidbit file comes this fact: the number-one spot on the Harvard-William & Mary series scoring list belongs to Madison "Maddy" Sayles '27, who had the game-winning touchdown in the 1925 game, which was played on Halloween.

Sayles also had 13 points in the 1926 game for a total of 19 series points.

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Ever wonder what house a starting Harvard football player lives in?

Wonder no more. Leverett wins hands down, with eight of the starters calling it home. In second place is Kirkland with four starters, followed by Eliot and North with two each. Dudley, Dunster, Quincy, Cabot and Winthrop each boast one starter.

The Football Notebook was not able to locate the home of one of the squad's starters.

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It's somewhat of a surprise, but despite the Crimson's 2-0 record, it trails its opponents in almost every statistical category.

Though it holds a 59-20 advantage in points, Harvard has fewer first downs, fewer yards rushing, fewer total yards gained, and a worse pass completion percentage than its opponents.

It does, however, have more yards passing. It leads in that category by three yards.

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The Crimson defense kept Harvard in its opener against Columbia and won the game Saturday against UMass.

Part of the reason the Cantabs have had to rely on the defense has been the disappointing play of seniors Brian White and Robert Santiago.

The two were the squad's standouts a year ago, but so far this year they've both played well below preseason expectations.

A year ago, White had a .580 percentage completion mark, but this year his completion percentage is a meager .360. The Massachusetts native also picked up 177 yards rushing in '84. So far this year he's lost 18 yards running.