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...reflected in the statistics. The Mountain Hawks racked up 393 yards on 74 plays, while the Crimson managed 368 on 75 plays. Despite being slightly outgained, Harvard came away with the 27-24 victory. The difference maker? Turnovers. Each quarterback threw an interception, but the difference lay in the fumbles??€”Lehigh lost two of its three fumbles, while the Crimson recovered both of its. In addition, one of Harvard’s defensive fumble recoveries as well as its interception resulted in instant scores, and the second fumble recovery ended a Mountain Hawk red zone threat...
Though the sophomore quarterback had four turnovers—two interceptions and two fumbles??€”he finished the day 22-of-35 for 251 yards and two touchdowns. His two-yard scamper following Breaux's reception tied the game at 24 and the stage was set for the remarkable extra periods...
...while the Lions led on passing and dominated on kickoff returns, they rarely had either momentum or field position, thanks to a severe and chronic case of butterfingers. Over the course of the game, Columbia turned the ball over five times—three times on interceptions, twice on fumbles??€”in addition to punting five times and failing to convert on fourth down twice—and Harvard scored two of its touchdowns on defense. “I don’t know how many turnovers we had—I think we had five turnovers...
...interesting part of the story is that Colgate’s 17-14 upset of then-No. 15 UMass the week prior was driven by the eight turnovers—five interceptions and three fumbles??€”that the Raiders forced. In a battle of dormant attacks—as Colgate’s and Dartmouth’s are for the most part—turnovers are critical, and it was surprising that the less experienced and less talented team did such a better job of holding onto the ball in its season opener...
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