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Harvard (8-1, 6-0 Ivy) controlled play on both sides of the ball. The defense held Penn (5-4, 4-2) to just 144 total yards--a paltry 25 of which came on the ground--and sophomore quarterback Rich Linden led the offense to its fifth 30-plus point total of the season, completing 18-of-27 passes for 218 yards and two touchdowns...
...same play worked again at the start of the fourth. With Harvard leading 27-0 and facing fourth-and-goal from the one, Linden dropped back and threw and easy touchdown pass to senior tight end Tom Giardi...
...Crimson set up in its standard goalline run formation, with sophomore linebacker Isaiah Kacyvenski and sophomore fullback Damon Jones lined up to block for Menick. But instead, Linden took one step back and lobbed the ball over the pile to junior tight end Chris Eitzmann in the back of the end zone. Sophomore Mike Giampaolo's extra point made the score 14-0 Harvard...
Harvard mounted a 10-play, 60-yard scoring drive to open the second half. Menick had several strong rushes during the drive, having his way with the Penn defensive line to the tune of four rushes for a total of 22 yards. Linden ended the drive by running wide right on an option into the end zone...
Harvard's offense featured a healthy mix of air and ground attacks, as 144 of its 362 total yards came on the ground. Harvard's offensive line came up big, preventing All-Ivy defensive tackle Mitch Marrow from getting to Linden after the first quarter...