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...Crimson's best scoring shot, on the other hand, came late in the third quarter, when, with a 14-0 advantage, the Minutemen botched a punt attempt and gave Harvard a first down on its nine-yard line. Three plays later, the offensive line had caved in again and Brown had fumbled the ball back to UMass...
Taking the ball from its own 36, Harvard drove downfield to find itself at fourth down and seven on the B.C. 17-yard line. St. John came through with a nine-yard completion to John Davison for the first down...
...rivalry. Nonetheless, in the fourth quarter the tension steadily mounts. The game is tied 7-7. Each threat by either Harvard of Yale evaporates; a pass is intercepted, the defensive line holds. In the final minutes Harvard mounts a drive and fights its way down to the Yale nine-yard line. With 33 seconds left on the clock, Harvard kicker Mike Lynch toes the ball barely over the goalpost crossbar. Ten thousand, perhaps 15,000 men and women of Harvard drown the Yale Bowl with their cheers and screams. Harvard wins, 10-7, for its first undisputed Ivy League championship...
Operating from the Terrier 26, Kubacki hit Winn with a flare pass for a nine-yard gain. Following a penalty for delay of game, the junior then hooked up with split end Steve Saxon on the left side of the endzone for a 22-yard score...
...plays later, Bruin quarterback John Anderson hit tight end Mike Prairie in the end zone on a nine-yard scoring strike. The conversion kick was good, and Brown led, 7-0, with 15 seconds remaining in the quarter...