Two other Yale seniors broke longstanding records on Saturday. Murawczyk, Yale's senior place kicker, broke the school scoring record with 208 career points. Tailback Rashad Bartholomew, who rushed 29 times for 123 yards and a touchdown, became Yale's all-time rushing leader. Bartholomew ends his Yale career with 3,016 yards, breaking the record set by Dick Jauron, the current head coach of the Chicago Bears.

Politically Correct

In every Harvard-Yale game played in an election year since 1980, a Harvard victory has been followed by a Democratic candidate's inauguration into the White House. A Yale win has spelled Republican victory. This is good news for George W. Bush fans. Bush, of course, also attended Yale in his undergraduate days ('68) while Gore ('69) is a Harvard alumnus. Since 1936, the trend has held 12 of 15 times.

Always Next Year

Rose and Morris each have two more years of eligibility, though Rose is a junior who was injured last season. Running backs Nick Palazzo and Matt Leiszler are sophomores and will return to the backfield next season. Meeker is only a sophomore, and junior wide-out Dan Farley will also be prepared to play next year.

On defense, Dante Balestracci, who set a Harvard record for tackles in a season as a freshman with 94 tackles, will be back for three more years. Right cornerback Andy Fried, who had a 15-yard interception and a 34-yard fumble recovery yesterday, is a junior, as is fellow corner Andy Fried. In fact, of Harvard's 22 starters, a whopping 17 are underclassmen. This is excellent news for a team that likely will be favored to win the Ivy League in 2001.

"We've got a tremendous nucleus and should have a chance to be a very solid football team next year," Murphy said. "We've got 30 of our top 46 players coming back. Neil Rose had a remarkable year. Carl had an outstanding season and is a truly great receiver. But, there's tremendous room for improvement. I hope we can put it all together."