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That dominance wavered after halftime, though, as Dartmouth adjusted to the Crimson front seven and Harvard’s tacklers poorly executed...
...that blowout simply never happened. The Crimson added just three more points in the second half while Dartmouth crept back into contention with two touchdowns. Only by virtue of a missed extra point, a failed two-point conversion and clutch Harvard defense was the squad able to avoid a stunning upset...
HANOVER, N.H.—When the Crimson offense sputtered in the first quarter, no one seemed concerned. Yes, 20th-ranked Harvard was playing Ivy cellar-dweller Dartmouth, but throughout the season the Crimson’s powerful offense has been typically slow to get going. Coming into Saturday’s game, Harvard was scoring an average of only 5.3 points in the first quarter...
...think it was a combination of a good job of defensive playcalling by Dartmouth. We dropped some balls, we missed some throws, we had some penalties, and the combination of those things yielded 10 points instead of probably 17 or 20,” said Murphy of his team’s sub-par first-half output. “You make too many mistakes, we didn’t deserve to have any more points than that...
...latter task, which would seem to be no trouble for Fitzpatrick’s dominating offense, proved problematic. The Crimson was unable to push past the first-down marker on either third or fourth down, opening up the door for some last-minute Dartmouth dramatics. Any other Saturday, it would be practically a given that Harvard’s offense would keep control of the ball instead of leaving the outcome in its opponent’s hands...