Word: game
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...After the offensive debacles of the previous two weekends, any sort of Harvard victory would have been most welcome, and the injury-riddled Penn squad had appeared to be a likely victim. A punchless ground attack kept the Quakers deep in their own territory throughout the game, and Harvard's gradually-improving offense continually forced Penn into poor field position...
...yard line. But a desperate Quaker line dropped halfback Ray Hornblower on a second-and-six play and stocked up fullback. Tom Miller on the goal line to take over on downs. It was the first of a discouraging series of stalled Harvard drives, and foreshadowed the second consecutive game in which the Crimson has failed to put together a drive for a touchdown...
...field position engendered worse field position, and by the second quarter, it was evident that Penn was not going to win the football game. Harvard would have to lose...
Early in the second period, however, the Quakers put together their only successful drive of the game, a steady 66-yard march in 14 plays that caught Harvard's defense napping on a pass to split end Pete Blumenthal that brought Penn to midfield. Ten plays later on third-and-nine. Blumenthal got the call again, this time on a perfectly executed end-around play that gave the Quakers a first down on the Crimson...
...middle of the fourth period. Harvard was stalling completely. Twice the Quaker defense stopped the Crimson without a first down, and although Harvard had easily dominated the game, it was still only six points ahead. Penn was still not moving-it gained only about 150 yards in total offense all afternoon-but there was still a chance that the scrambling Brown could break loose sometime. Harvard clearly needed another touchdown...