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...like every other Harvard drive, this one stalled when the Eli defense tightened. All-Ivy end Fred Leone burst through the Crimson line to dump Cuccia for an eight-yard loss, and after two unsuccessful quarterback-in-motion plays, Harvard punted again before time expired in the quarter...
Harvard then started throwing off the quarterback-in-motion, and Allard hit Dirk Killen for a first down to move the ball to the Crimson 31. He passed to Cuccia on the left sideline, but the pass was caught out of bounds. Then, Allard missed a connection with Paul Scheper along the opposite sideline when the senior fell down and watched the pass sail over his head. Allard then underthrew Cuccia on the left side, and Villanueva punted the ball away but could offer only a 17-yard effort...
With a note of desperation in the are, Callinan struggled for four yards, but Allard threw low to Cuccia. On a third and four, Cuccia faked the quarterback-in-motion, took the snap from center and tried to sneak for the first down. His attempt failed, and Villanueva punted again, this time a bounder that settled on the Yale...
...left on a six-yard, Rogan-to-Grieve touchdown pass. With that reception, Grieve tied the Eli career record for receptions held by John Spagnola (88), as well as setting a new single season touchdown mark (12), Scheper caught the ensuing kickoff and returned it to the 25, and Cuccia romped 22 yards to bring the ball near midfield. Allard then raced all the way down to the four yard line, but the play was called back because of a Harvard clip...
Allard hit Cuccia with a 20-yard pass on the next play, and on the following sequence the Crimson seemed to spoil the Yale shutout. Allard hit Cuccia with a lateral pass on the right side, and the quarterback passed to Scheper who skidded into the end zone. But that play was nullified because of a forward lateral. Time ran out, and the shutout was saved...