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...preceding possession, the Crimson had a chance to put the game away but failed on a crucial fourth down, giving Dartmouth new life. With 1:08 left in to play, Harvard had a fourth-and-1 at the Big Green 35. After calling a timeout, Crimson coach Tim Murphy elected to go for a first down rather than punt...
...field and into Crimson territory. With the officials inexplicably stopping the clock after a nine-yard completion to receiver Andrew Hall—one in which Hall remained in bounds and did not gain a first down—it appeared as though the extra time might allow Dartmouth to drive deep enough to attempt a game-winning field goal...
...after two more completions brought the Big Green down to the Crimson 36, Shula’s inexperience and the stadium’s quirky clock placement ended any hopes for Dartmouth of a repeat of last year...
That one touchdown came in the second quarter and put Harvard up, 10-0. Following a poor punt by Dartmouth that gave the Crimson good field position at the Dartmouth 37, Fitzpatrick hit Dawson with a 27-yard pass over the middle down to the Big Green 20-yard line. On the very next play, Fitzpatrick found senior receiver Brian Edwards—who finished the day with 124 yards receiving—all alone in the back right corner of the endzone to give Harvard a two score lead...
...that would be the only Crimson touchdown of the day. Harvard had little trouble breaking midfield, but once in Dartmouth territory the offense sputtered...