Word: elys
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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With the clock now working against them, the Crimson offense needed some help, and they got it from the Yale defense. A pass interference call against a Yale cornerback gave Harvard a first down on the Yale 25. From there Lahti connected with Dan Bowles to the Eli 5. Another pass interference penalty gave the Crimson a first and goal at the one, and Bianucci thanked the Bulldogs for their kindness by crashing over for the touchdown. Abate hit the PAT to make it a 20-14 game...
...third stanza, the two teams traded punts and interceptions, but at the start of the final period the Eli offense started to click again...
Getting the ball at mid-field after Eli linebacker Doug Carrns picked off a stray pass, Yale drove 50 yards in 5 plays to take a 20-7 lead. Harvard successfully blocked the extra point attempt but was called offsides. When the ball was moved half the distance to the endzone on the penalty, Yale decided to go for two but had their pass batted down...
...Eli squads, depleted by no-shows and weary from the northern migration (many Yale participants arrived with suitcase in hand), suffered from a lack of depth...
...starters, they took the kick-off on the 26 and marched 74 yards to paydirt with fullback Jon Hollingsworth plunging the final four yds. in the face of an Eli defense that had not yielded a single point in the first quarter all season...