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Harvard's control of the game was so absolute that the offense could have not shown up and the Crimson would have still garnered the victory. In the first half, sophomore cornerback Derek Yankoff and the defense fed Harvard all of the points that the Crimson would need...
...Yankoff stepped in front of a Budzinksi pass at the Harvard 37-yard line, and then the circus act began. Yankoff ran from one sideline to the other, then back to the center of the field and then into the end zone. Sixty-three yards and 11 juked Princeton players later, Harvard had the six (Ryan Korinke's extra point made it seven) points the Crimson would need for the victory...
Sophomore safety Derek Yankoff intercepted two passes, one near the end of each, half, and the second one sealed the game for Harvard. Freshman quarterback Rich Linden earned Ivy League rookie of the week honors with two touchdown passes in his first start, including a 46-yard strike to Colby Skelton two minutes into the fourth quarter...
Harvard (2-3, 0-2 Ivy) staved off two furious Crusader rallies and sealed a 28-25 victory. Sophomore safety Derek Yankoff ended Holy Cross's hopes of a comeback with his second interception of quarterback Dan Boland with fewer than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter...
...fourth quarter, when Harvard stretched the lead to 28-15 on a 46-yard strike from freshman quarterback Rich Linden to junior Colby Skelton, Holy Cross drew to within three by scoring 10 straight points. In the end, though, Harvard's early advantage was too much, and Yankoff made sure that Harvard, who never trailed, was ahead at the finish...