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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...looked like the Harvard drive would end rudely when the Yale secondary picked off a St. John pass, but again the jumpy Yalies were offsides and turned the ball back to Harvard...
...penalties proved costly when, on third down and 6 from the Yale 38, St. John hit Callinan with a thread-the-needle aerial down the sidelines and the halfback tip-toed into the end zone with just 25 seconds gone in the second quarter. The 70-yd., 9-play drive ended with Cody missing the PAT, leaving Harvard with an astonishing 13-0 lead...
After fruitless series by both teams, Harvard took the ball at its own 45. After three runs, the Crimson faced a fourth and inches at the Eli 45. St. John then took the keeper airborne over the pile to give Harvard the first down. But with seconds left in the quarter, St. John underthrew Horner on a third and 7 at the Yale 42, forcing a Harvard punt to close out a lackluster period...
Crimson magic appeared again as a Ken Hill fumble at the Yale 49 gave the Crimson first and 10. On the first play, St. John threw long for tight end Chuck Marshall, and the Eli secondary dug itself a hole, getting called for interference at the Yale 13-yd. line...
Taking advantage of the first down deep in enemy territory, St. John hit Tom Beatrice at the five on a third down scramble-for-your-life pass. In came kicker Cody, who split the uprights with a 22-yd. chip shot to give Harvard a 16-7 advantage with 11:13 left in the game...