In the third quarter, nothing happened. Harvard amassed 12 yards in 12 plays, and Cornell didn't do much better. But the final period made up for this dullness with 15 minutes of tension and frustration for supporters of both teams.

Since McCluskey had been ineffective all afternoon, Yovicsin put in second stringer John Shevlin to try to move the team. With about eight minutes to go, Harvard ground out yardage from its own 44 to the Cornell 28. Then the Big Red defense had its finest hour. Grant was stopped for a one yard loss, and Leo was hit behind the line on an end sweep. Shevlin tried to pass on third down, but the throw was battered down by the onrushing Cornell line. There was little Harvard could do by try a desperation field goal, and Dullea's 47-yard kick was at least five yards short.

Cornell Coach Tom Harp had called on third-stringer Bill Hinman to try to move his team, and Hinman almost succeeded in leading Cornell to a last-minute score. After Cornell took over Hinman completed a 25-yard pass to Fullerton on first down, and then completed thrown of six and nine yards.

Trouble for Crimson

When Larson swept around left end for eleven yards, Harvard was in big trouble; the ball was on the 29, and Cornell was clearly moving within field goal range. Larson went up the middle for one yard, and then Hinman tried to stop the clock by throwing the ball out of bounds. The referee, however, ruled his throw a backward pass, and Cornell was saddled with a seven-yard loss. On third down Larson swept around left end for six yards, but the Big Red was still 30 yards away from the end zone. Zogby attempted a field goal with 30 seconds to play, but it was slightly to the left.

No Passing-No Victory

Being held to a tie by Cornell was no disgrace, of course; In fact, the Crimson had gone into the game a two-point underdog. The game was distressing because it showed for the first time this year how much Harvard needs some semblance of a passing attack. Even though the Crimson's passing (six for fifteen, 87 yards) was better than it had been all season, it still wasn't good enough to scare Cornell much. The Ithacans were able to stack their defense and hold Harvard to 112 yards rushing. Without a passing attack to keep the defenses honest. Harvard may be able to look good against teams like Columbia and Holy Cross, but against a tough defense like Cornell's, the lack of a versatile offense was fatal