East Roundup : Pitt Blanked by Syracuse; Fazio’s Status in Doubt

After Pittsburgh’s offense drowned in a sea of turnovers and a drenching rain, embattled Coach Foge Fazio must be wondering if he’s ever going to get his head above water.

His tenuous job status became even more precarious Saturday as Syracuse beat the Panthers, 12-0, at Pittsburgh.

It was the first time Pitt had been shut out since a 17-0 loss at home to Navy in 1975.

Don McAulay kicked second-quarter field goals of 32 and 29 yards, and freshman Robert Drummond ran 11 times for 100 yards, including a four-yard touchdown late in the game, as Syracuse beat Pitt for the second consecutive season after losing 10 in a row to the Panthers.

Pitt fell to 4-4-1 and has won only 7 of its last 23 games, with 3 ties.

Saturday, Fazio’s offense generated 12 rushing yards in a second half in which the Panthers crossed midfield only twice.

The Panthers fumbled the ball away once and had two passes intercepted, with the Orangemen turning two of the three turnovers into scores.

An indication of the kind of day Fazio was going to have came early. After taking the game-opening kickoff, Pitt ran the ball on 10 consecutive plays, but the drive was halted when tailback Charles Gladman was stopped for a three-yard gain by inside linebacker Tim Pidgeon on a fourth-and-four play from the Orangemen’s 18.

Syracuse is 4-3.

Army 34, Holy Cross 12--Quarterback Tory Crawford ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns to lead Army at West Point, N.Y.

Army (7-1) broke open a close game with a 20-point fourth quarter in which Crawford, Doug Black and Andy Peterson ran for touchdowns. Holy Cross (3-4-1) led, 6-0, in the second quarter and trailed just 14-12 after three.

Yale 17, Dartmouth 17--In an Ivy League game at Hanover, N.H., Dartmouth’s Craig Saltzgaber kicked a 32-yard field goal with 3:30 remaining to give the Big Green a tie with Yale and also break the school record of 22 career field goals, held by Nick Lowery, now of the Kansas City Chiefs.

Dartmouth’s Andy Russell, a sophomore safety, preserved the deadlock by intercepting a pass with 19 seconds left.

Dartmouth is 1-5-1 overall and 1-2-1 in the Ivy League. Yale is 3-2-1 and 2-1-1.

Dartmouth Coach Joe Yukica suffered a severe hyper-extension of his right knee when a Yale player was knocked into him on the sideline.

Penn 31, Princeton 21--Chris Flynn’s 79-yard punt return for the tying touchdown sparked Pennsylvania to a second-half rally as the Ivy League football champion beat Princeton at Philadelphia.

Penn tied an Ivy League record held by Princeton and Yale with its 13th consecutive league victory.

The Quakers, who trailed 21-0 late in the first half, broke a 21-21 tie on Ray Saunders’ 29-yard field goal with 12:27 to go.

Penn is 6-1 overall and 5-0 in the league. Princeton is 3-4 and 3-2.

Harvard 25, Brown 17--Harvard fullback Robert Santiago scored on runs of 9 and 19 yards in the second half to lead the Crimson to a come-from-behind Ivy League victory over Brown at Providence, R.I. Harvard forced five turnovers and scored four times after Brown fumbles. Harvard is 5-2 overall and 4-1 in league play. Brown is 3-3-1 and 2-3.

Delaware 17, Temple 10--Tony Tolbert leaped into the end zone from one yard out early in the fourth quarter, and linebacker Joe McHale recovered a Temple fumble deep in Delaware territory with 39 seconds left as Delaware beat Temple at Newark, Del. Delaware is 5-3, Temple 4-5.

Colgate 55, Columbia 11--Sophomore tailback Kenny Gamble, with 20 carries, rushed for 106 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Red Raiders (6-2) rolled over winless Columbia at Hamilton, N.Y. Flanker Tom Stenglein caught 8 passes for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Cornell 26, Bucknell 13--At Lewisburg, Pa., junior quarterback Marty Stallone, making his first college start, threw three touchdown passes to lead Cornell to its first victory of the year. Cornell is 1-6, Bucknell 3-5.

Boston U. 24, Richmond 13--At Boston, sophomore Red Pettus ran for 196 yards and one touchdown, and cornerback Calvin Hall ran 44 yards with a pass interception for a decisive score early in the fourth quarter as Boston University upset Richmond, the fourth-ranked team in Division I-AA. The Terriers are 3-5, while Richmond is 7-2.