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Regardless of the form he takes on the field, though, his competitive drive and desire to continue to prove himself continue to show up mid-game—particularly on punt returns...
Trailing by eight, Harvard recovered the Quakers’ punt on its own 23-yard line with less than a minute to play. Even as the frozen hometown faithful began to pack up their blankets and space heaters, Fitzpatrick made it clear that the Crimson was not going to let Penn cruise to an easy victory...
After the two squads traded short drives, Harvard took over on the Penn 47 thanks to a short punt straight into the wind. On the strength of Dawson’s legs and three passes from Fitzpatrick to Edwards—the last of which brought the Crimson just inside the five-yard line—Harvard moved into a position to strike back...
Appell fielded the long snap and stepped out of the back of the end zone, ceding the safety rather than risking having his punt blocked. The ploy worked to perfection as the Crimson went three-and-out with Schires still running the offense on its next drive...
...That was bad communication,” Penn coach Al Bagnoli said. “We should have run the ball, then put ourselves in a position to punt with 25 or 30 seconds left instead of 52 or 53 seconds left. That was just poor on my part...