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Harvard squeezed in another score at 14:55 when Tetirick booted a 33-yard field goal after the Crimson defense had forced BU to punt...
Especially ask Larry Navisux. It was no day for football and BU's Terriers more than proved it. They fumbled on the first two plays of the game. They fell behind, 31-0, as Harvard scored the first five times the Crimson had the ball. And then, slipping, sliding, and bobbling along, they lost to Harvard...
...wasn't football. Maybe "grease-the-pig" or "slitherball," but not football. BU fumbled a dozen times, and Harvard retaliated with five of their own. Seventeen fumbles in four quarters! Even the 30 m.p.h. winds that drove sheets of rain in from the open end of the field couldn't behave...
...BU's second series was more successful--the Terriers didn't fumble the ball away--but gained nothing on the scoreboard. The Terriers moved the ball only fifteen yards before being forced to punt...
Fifty-four seconds later, the Crimson regained control of the football via--you guessed it--a fumble recovery of the kickoff and Harvard scored again. With the ball on BU's 39, Crone rolled out to his right, drawing the wary BU secondary up to defend against the run. Then, spotting DeMars, who had slipped in behind the Terrier defenders, the senior quarterback arched one to his halfback at the 15. Prom there it was clear sailing for the Crimson captain. Harvard 31, BU nothing...