Mechling got his next kick off, but sophomore quarterback Mickey Beard returned it 21 yards to the Harvard 21. This time it took five plays before l'ete Klungness wandered around left end on a reverse and scored from 19 yards out.
Loss of Innocence
Harvard had had only one first down, and that had come on a penalty, so John Yovicsin decided to change his offense and give sophomore quarterback Ray Kubacki some game experience.
Kubacki's first experience came when end Jean Lumi smashed him for a seven-yard loss. His next came when a Dartmouth lineman tackled him while he was passing. The pass wandered into the hands of Lumi at the Harvard 19.
There were 18 seconds left in the half. There were 13 seconds left when Klungness crossed the goal line after taking a perfect pass from Beard. Gary Wilson's fifth conversion made it 35 to 0, Dartmouth.
After taking the second-half kickoff Dartmouth's first team marched 64 yards in 9 plays for a sixth score. O'Brien, Dartmouth's leading ground gainer of the day with 61 yards, took it in for the score from five yards out. This tire Wilson missed the kick.
Dartmouth's last score came after a roughing-the-kicker penalty on Harvard moved the ball to the 31. Four plays later reserve fullback Pete Walton scored on a seven yard gallop over right guard.
Unobstrusive Offense
Meanwhile, Harvard's offense was as nonexistent as the defense. During the second and third quarters the Crimson never got beyond its own 29; three of the team's six first downs came on a last-minute drive directed by Kubacki that carried to the Dartmouth 22 as fans on both sides of the field cheered mightily. But a pass to Justin Hughes in the end zone was broken up as the game ended.
In the locker room, Yovicsin looked shell-shocked. After he made a few comments on his team's injuries, no one asked him a question for ten minutes. Finally someone asked timidly. "Did it surprise you, John?"
Yovicsin shook his head. "Nothing that happens at Harvard surprises anyone."