Midway through the second quarter, with Harvard ahead 14-10, the Huskies lined up in their tight punt formation deep in their own territory. Harvard sent a full pack of rushers, and a host busted through the front blocking line and went up against the three link blockers.

NU punter Bill Sansone was able to get his kick away, but a leaping Crimson defender tipped it as it started to fly overhead. The kick wobbled, and bounced crazily out of bounds only six yards past the line of scrimmage.

Harvard took over and could not manage a first down, but the Crimson was already in field goal range. Bruce Jacob came on and nailed a 40-yarder to close the first half scoring.

The Crimson won that contest, last Saturday, by three points. The price, that is, of a single Jacob field goal.

Two weeks, two sets of film, two weaknesses uncovered in the punt protection of the upcoming opponent. In exchange for the work of the assistant coaches, Harvard has 10 points--10 crucial points--to show.

Now it is a new week, and the legion of Crimson coaches are back at work at the film projectors. More weaknesses will be sought, more potential game-breaking plays mapped out.

There is no guarantee, even no likelihood, of success. Even if they do find a weakness, the chances of exploiting it sucessfully are quite small. The chances of something like this clicking three weeks in a row are nearly nil.

Nonetheless, inexorably, the probing will continue.