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...game in 20 years as a head coach.”And it is not as if the teams were evenly matched throughout. After Lehigh took an early lead, Harvard dominated much of regulation.The Mountain Hawks jumped out to a 7-0 lead on a 54-yard punt return by Brannan Thomas 3:47 into the game. This would be just the first special teams blunder for the Crimson on the day.The teams then traded two field goals each: Long put Harvard on the board with 5:08 left in the first on a 27-yarder after a run-heavy...
...stop of the Lehigh offense after allowing a pair of field goals. Backed up on their own 20, the Mountain Hawks looked to be giving the Crimson solid field position for a drive to get back in the game. Instead, junior kicker/punter Jason Leo boomed a 66-yard punt that benefited from a generous roll and pinned Harvard inside its own 20 at the 14-yard line...
...them is junior receiver Nick Johnson, who has averaged more than 27 yards per catch this year. Junior punter Jason Leo’s 43.3 yards per punt will also be a challenge for the Crimson. His record for average yards per punt stands at eighth in the nation and he has a personal long record of 65 yards...
...first of four pass interference calls against the Crimson on the day. On the next drive, senior wideout Corey Mazza was called for offensive pass interference when he collided with a corner while running his route. As a result, the Crimson went three and out and was forced to punt. Harvard was charged with 11 total penalties on the day for 109 yards, while the Crusaders had just six for 35. The Crimson would have had many more opportunities to score and put the game away had it not been limited by flags. EXTRA POINTS The loss was Harvard?...
...down Randolph for a fourth-down sack with 1:49 to play and Harvard clinging to a 28-24 lead, some Holy Cross fans headed for the exits.But an ineffective three-and-out by the Crimson and three timeouts by Crusaders head coach Tom Gilmore forced the team to punt, setting up the winning touchdown drive from the Holy Cross 23-yard line with 1:19 left on the clock.“It never should have come down to the defense” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. “We should have been able to pound...