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That call could have gone either way, and if it had gone in Harvard's favor, the Crimson would still be only a game back in the League. Against Cornell, a 24-23 loss, bad luck victimized Harvard on fourth down again. Kacyvenski made what seemed to be a game-sealing interception with Harvard up 23-10. Instead, a bad defensive holding call on Waller gave the Big Red new life, and Cornell scored two quick touchdowns to win that game...
Harvard's offense didn't need to do much to win. After Penn's opening-drive touchdown, Harvard's defense dominated. When Wilford threw an interception at the Crimson 29, the defense did not allow a first down, and the Quakers missed a field goal attempt. Penn took over its next possession at the Harvard 45, and on the first play, senior linebacker Jeff Svicarovich destroyed tight end Benjamin Zagorski, forcing a fumble...
Wilford promptly threw another interception that gave Penn the ball at the 47, and the Quakers took advantage this time, with three third-down and one fourth-down conversion to take a 14-0 lead. Linden came in, and Harvard lost 28 yards on his first series. The Crimson defense forced a three-and-out, but then came the series ending with the interception in the end zone--Linden had a couple of open receivers yet threw into coverage...
...Crimson offense couldn't hold on. Freshman Brent Chalmers, in because senior Chris Menick suffered a knee injury and because the next three back-ups were injured as well, did a good job, but his lack of experience playing with Wilford hurt. On third-and-2 at the Penn 31, Chalmers ran too close to Wilford, and they collided. The ball popped out, and Penn recovered at its 37. The game-winning drive followed...
...potentially-championship team has to stake its season on ruining Yale's bid for a title, not exactly the stakes it was hoping for earlier this year. However, the Crimson's recent offensive inefficiency and single defensive deficiency--its tendency to give up large chunks of passing yards late--have cost it three winnable Ivy games...