The second half was horribly, inexcusably frustrating. Harvard ran off 30 plays in the third period Penn ran off six. But Harvard failed to score.
An interception on the Penn 30 stalled a 40-yard drive. A missed field goal ended another march on the 30 once again. The third march brought the Crimson from midfield to the Penn goal in seven plays, and three times Smith sent backs into the line from the one-foot line without success.
Stacked Up
Hornblower tried the first time, and was stacked up. The second time he was apparently across the goal, but the referees disagreed. On the third attempt Harrison had sufficient daylight on the left side, but lost his footing on the Astroturf surface, and fell two yards short.
By the middle of the fourth period. Harvard was stalling completely. Twice the Quaker defense stopped the Crimson without a first down, and although Harvard had easily dominated the game, it was still only six points ahead. Penn was still not moving-it gained only about 150 yards in total offense all afternoon-but there was still a chance that the scrambling Brown could break loose sometime. Harvard clearly needed another touchdown.
With eight minutes left in the game, it got one. Hornblower, whose 173 yards rushing propelled him to the number four spot on the Harvard all-time list, broke a tackle on first down, headed for the left sideline, and outraced everybody 59 yards for a touchdown. Szaro's conversion made the score 29-6, and the Crimson was virtually assured of victory.
The victory was not without cost, however. Both Hornblower and Harrison sustained bothersome injuries-Hornblower hurt his cranky instep, and Harrison injured his hip-and cornerback Rick Frisbie dislocated an elbow.
All should practice this week, and Hornblower should run immediately, but the missed sessions will hamper a Crimson team that clearly needs to put it all together-with a killer instinct-if it hopes to beat Princeton.
The defensive line is tough again, and the secondary is becoming a more valuable asset each week. So the defense should stop Princeton from running wild, at the very least, but Harvard's offense must do its share. It began doing it last Saturday. To keep Harvard winning, it will have to do so every week.