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Sophomores Ryan Fitzpatrick and Rodney Byrnes had career games, and senior Carl Morris had another typically outstanding day, as the Harvard football team trounced Cornell, 52-23, Saturday at Harvard Stadium.
The last of those strikes came with 11:03 remaining in the fourth quarter, when Fitzpatrick fired a pass that was intended for Byrnes, but instead deflected into the hands of a stumbling Kyle Cremarosa. That score put the Crimson firmly ahead, 45-23.
Although Byrnes did not come up with the ball in the end zone, he made big plays all afternoon, racking up 245 all-purpose yards and scoring two touchdowns.
“There have been two different Cornell teams this year,” sophomore wide receiver Rodney Byrnes said. “Last week they were fired up and came to play...and they looked really good, but Yale ran all up and down the field on them...
“The upperclassmen have been trying to talk to us younger fellows...and give us some encouragement,” Byrnes said. “I haven’t lost in a while and it hurts, but I’m ready to bounce back.?...