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Carson had stop-and-go'd senior Kane Waller 15 yards downfield and was three yards behind him when Hoffman threw the ball. Waller recovered but had his back turned the whole way and never saw the ball...
This year, Harvard's last three opponents have run 77 times for 64 yards. Penn ran the ball 37 times and got only 19 net yards. Part of the reason for Penn's ineffectiveness was that its stud running back, Kris Ryan, left at the beginning of the second quarter--but since he got hurt on a rushing attempt into the heart of the Harvard defense, you have to give the Crimson full credit...
Harvard started nine seniors Saturday--three of its defensive linemen, its three linebackers and three of its defensive backs. They played their hearts out on Senior Day in their last home game, but just when it looked like they would pull out a come-from-behind win, they had their hearts broken...
Meanwhile, Murphy's two quarterbacks, seniors Brad Wilford and Rich Linden, combined for four interceptions. Wilford had four last week and added three Saturday, even getting pulled for Linden for two second-quarter series. Linden threw an interception in the end zone to kill a great scoring opportunity just before the half...
Wilford promptly threw another interception that gave Penn the ball at the 47, and the Quakers took advantage this time, with three third-down and one fourth-down conversion to take a 14-0 lead. Linden came in, and Harvard lost 28 yards on his first series. The Crimson defense forced a three-and-out, but then came the series ending with the interception in the end zone--Linden had a couple of open receivers yet threw into coverage...