Word: two-point
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...Over 30 years later, what is striking is not just the comeback itself, but the fact that the stars had aligned themselves such that with under a minute remaining, Harvard needed two touchdowns plus two two-point conversions to tie the game. No room for error whatsoever. There would be no possibility of a win, only a tie. Circumstance so rarely affords any team or individual to play out a heroic miracle such as that; when and while it happens, it almost seems preordained that the miracle outcome might manifest...
...difference in the game turned out to be point-after conversions. Princeton kicker Taylor Northrop, who had already hit a game-tying 52-yard field goal at Harvard, was unable to kick either of his two extra-point attempts. That meant Princeton had to make a two-point conversion to tie the game after scoring its final touchdown. But Princeton's pass to the end zone was incomplete, securing the Yale victory and placing the Bulldogs one win away from their first Ivy title in ten years...
...Brad Wilford threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown to lead Harvard to victory. After falling behind 14-3 in the first quarter, Harvard scored two touchdowns, including a two-point conversion, to take an 18-14 lead at the half. Holy Cross cut the lead 18-17 early in the third, but then Wilford's 12-yard touchdown gave Harvard a more comfortable lead. The Crusaders gave the Crimson a scare when they drove to the Harvard 16-yard-line in the final minutes. But the Harvard defense held Holy Cross...
Cornell has four starters back to build on a season that ended with a two-point loss to Penn at the Palestra. The biggest question mark is Harvard, with seven newcomers on its roster and five graduated seniors to replace. A pair of new head coaches will try to turn around the programs at Brown and Yale, while Columbia will struggle to replace All-Ivy guard Gary Raimondo...
...contest against Rhode Island Brown jumped out to a 27-3 halftime lead. Despite the commanding lead, however, the Bears ended up needing a dropped two-point conversion pass by the Rams to ensure a 27-25 victory...