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With no timeouts left, Harvard was forced to stop the clock through any and all means necessary...
...first-and-10, Fitzpatrick searched for an open receiver and, unable to find one, scrambled to the right out-of-bounds for only six yards, taking six seconds off the clock. On second-and-four, wrapped up and on his way to the ground, Fitzpatrick desperately heaved the ball forwards into an empty field in an attempt to avoid a loss of yardage and to stop the clock. A flag went down and players and fans alike groaned at the sure intentional grounding penalty...
...there was no time to stop and debate with the officials. Harvard’s last-gasp drive continued with Fitzpatrick hitting three straight receivers in virtually identical fashion. He found senior tight end Matt Fratto for an 18-yard gain, then immediately spiked the ball to stop the clock at 00:20. He found favorite target junior wide receiver Brian Edwards for a 17-yard completion that drove the Crimson to the Penn 36-yard line. Once again, Fitzpatrick spiked the ball with 12 seconds remaining. Then he hit converted sophomore tailback Ryan Tyler on a 19-yard toss...
Seven seconds remained on the clock. Penn’s defense set itself up. The Harvard offense took the field. The ball was snapped. Fitzpatrick looked around frantically for an open receiver and quickly nipped the ball to Fratto for an 11-yard pickup on the right side of the field...
...moment it seemed that the tight end would barrel into the end zone to tie up the game. But Quaker linebacker Steve Lhotak blocked his way as the clock expired, leaving the Crimson anticlimactically empty-handed on the six-yard line...