Word: passes
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Harvard willed its way to its third straight win, overcoming a 10-0 deficit and using chicanery--a 41-yard touchdown on a halfback pass by junior Chris Menick--to beat a team Harvard Coach Tim Murphy said may be physically superior...
...Menick pass came with 14:22 left in the game. Harvard started the drive at its own 19-yard line and advanced by alternating runs and passes. The play before the touchdown was a 12-yard pass by junior quarterback Rich Linden, who got the ball to sophomore fullback Chris Stakich although Princeton linebacker Chuck Hastings tipped...
...next play, Menick got an even more unconventional completion after he took what looked to be an option pitch right but then dropped back to pass. Menick ran 19 times for 56 yards on the day against a Princeton defense that entered ranked No. 2 against the run, and one of those carries made him Harvard's second-leading career rusher. But his biggest contribution came from his right...
...floated a spiraling pass that sophomore receiver Josh Wilske adjusted his stride to catch, and Wilske dragged a defender the final two yards for the score. It was Menick's first career touchdown pass and Wilske's first career touchdown reception. The point after gave Harvard a 23-19 lead...
...Tigers drove to the Harvard 45-yard line onthat last possession, but a false start andincomplete pass left second-and-15. Burnham missedhigh, and Green's first career interceptionpractically fell into his lap. It was just thelatest late-game miscue by Burnham--two of histhree interceptions coming into the game ended inPrinceton overtime losses...