Ever since the last 42 seconds of the 1968 Harvard-Yale game, most Harvard football fans have spent their Saturday afternoons watching the band fool around, or making jokes about Harvard's offense, or enjoying the sun, or leaving in the third quarter when it was too cold.

Last Saturday afternoon, the crowd watched the football game.

Richie Szaro stood in the locker room after the game thinking about the crowd. "I didn't want to walk off the field to the sound of booing," he said. "I really hate the idea of getting booed."

Szaro walked off the field to a roar. His 31-yard field goal had beaten Cornell 27-24 with eight seconds left on the clock and ended a very exciting football game.

Blowin' in the Wind

Szaro's field goal was his second of the game. Kicked with a 25 m.p.h. wind that played an important part in the scoring. The wind also made passing difficult, and without a passing game to balance Harvard's offense, it appeared that the Crimson would not be able to control the ball and keep it away from Cornell's Ed Marinaro.

Cornell Harvard

First Downs 16 19

Rushing 165 285

Passing 113 45

Passes 6-12-0 4-11-2

Punting 6-22 3-26

Fumbles Lost 1 1

Penalties 13 25

Harvard had to beat Cornell to avoid the prospect of a losing season, however, and it was clearly up for the game.

The offensive line snapped out of its Columbia game lethargy to open large holes in the Cornell line. Steve Harrison came back from a disappointing early season to rip off 127 yards and two touchdowns in 21 carriers. Ed Vena, an injured tackle who was not scheduled to start, and Steve Golden, a sophomore safety who had never started before, both turned in excellent performances to help the Crimson's defense contain Cornell's running game.

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