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With 3:31 remaining in The Game, Harvard recovered the Bulldogs’ sixth fumble of the afternoon to take control on its own 14-yard line. At that point, Champi engineered the most famous comeback in Harvard history...
Harvard drove the length of the field in dramatic fashion. The Crimson converted on a third-and-18 when Champi bobbled the ball, eluded two Eli defenders in the backfield and lateraled to lineman Fritz Reed who rumbled for 23 yards and the game-saving first down...
With 42 seconds remaining, tight end Bruce Freeman and Champi hooked up for the score, and Gus Crim ran in the two-point conversion to bring the score...
...ensuing play, Harvard recovered its onside kick and took control at the Yale 49. Champi scrambled to the 35, and a 15-yard face mask penalty gave the Crimson first and ten on the 20-yard line. After two incomplete passes, Crim picked up 14 yards on a draw...
...Elis sacked Champi on the next play, but with three seconds remaining and eight yards between Harvard and history, Champi floated the ball to tailback Vic Gatto in the left corner of the endzone for the score...