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With 72 seconds left and the Crimson's chance to win the race 69 yards away at the Brown goal line, the Harvard fullback took a five-yard screen pass from quarterback Greg Gizzi. Suddenly, the entire defense was behind...
Yellow flags played a big role in keeping the Crimson attack stationary before halftime. Eight first-half penalties, totalling 60 yards, cut into the meager 145-yard, 30 minute Harvard output. In the first period Gizzi was guilty of passing from beyond the line of scrimmage, nullifying a 33-yard strike to Mark Vignali. The second quarter alone saw four illegal procedure calls on the Crimson offense...
...come to life, as the Crimson scored on its last three drives of the day. Ernst started things on the first play after a Bruin punt, racing 63 yards up the middle to the Brown 18. A pass interference call brought Harvard to the four, and three plays later Gizzi rolled around the right end for the touchdown...
...NOTEBOOK: Andy Nolan played nearly the whole game, his longest stretch on the field since suffering a pre-season thigh injury.... Gizzi completed 15 of 26 passes (no interceptions) for 206 yards...
Actually, he didn't make it. Sixty-three yards after he crossed the line of serimmage, linebacker Pete Gundermann nabbed Ernst from behind. It didn't stop Harvard from scoring the tying (7-7) touchdown-a Gizzi keeper six plays later-but it did blemish the run in the eyes of Ernst. "I was a little disappointed," the Clinton, Mass, native said...