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...Despite being ahead 21-17 with 2:53 left in the fourth quarter, Harvard could not hold on for the win. Then-senior Joe Walland, Yale's all-time leading passer, drove the Elis the length of the field and then hit wide receiver Eric Johnson for the winning score with only 29 seconds remaining in The Game. The now-infamous catch was Johnson's 21st reception of the day, and the junior ended up with 244 receiving yards--both numbers shattering existing Yale records...
...Elis will be led offensively by junior quarterback Peter Lee. Lee, who beat out fellow junior T.J. Nyland to succeed the illustrious Walland, does not have the mobility of his predecessor, but does possess a powerful arm. On the season, the 6'5 junior has thrown for 17 touchdowns and is just 40 yards shy of the 2,000 passing yard plateau...
...Yale graduated three-year starting quarterback Joe Walland but will start 6'5 junior Peter Lee in his stead. Lee will be throwing to a deep and experienced receiving corps...
...lowlights: Cornell's Ricky Rahne rebounded from fourth-and-13 with no timeouts to produce a pair of touchdowns in the last 2:49. Gavin Hoffman purloined a win for Penn with a 50-yard touchdown on fourth-and-10. And most painful of all, a fever-stricken Joe Walland set records for Eli proficiency and Crimson futility, posting 437 yards through the air to lead Yale to a come-from-behind triumph in The Game...
...second half of The Game last November, Yale finally solved the problem and neutralized the Crimson's rush defense by simply abandoning the running game. Yale handed the ball to tailback Rashad Bartholomew just once in the second half. Unfortunately for Harvard, Eli quarterback Joe Walland threw for 437 yards...