Dartmouth went for the two-point two, but Teevens' pass fell short of a Bob Woolkway-coated Dufresne.
It would take another spectacular play by Woolway to wake the offense from its second half siesta and put the game out of reach. Wit six minutes left, the Woodsmen took over at their own 32 with a clear shot at victory. Faced with a third and three situation at the 39, Teevens rolled left and gunned the ball for tailback Jim, Eden.
Woolway ("I just saw Teevens' eyes and knew he was going for him"), usurped the throw in mid-flight and turned the ball over to Harvard at the Dartmouth 40 with 4:59 to go.
The Crimson drove to the 23 in five plays where a "sprint-draw action" call to Polillio snuck the speedster underneath the outside pressure and past everyone for the Harvard score.
The supporting cast on this score exemplified the fluidity of the Harvard offense in the second half. Brown's crafty fake to the outside brought half the Dartmouth defense with him, while the right side of the line (guard Mike Clark, tackle Joe Kross) opened up yellow-brick running room for Polillio.
Hot Stuff "The offensive line was great in the first half, phenomemal in the second half, and unbelievable the whole day," said the adjective-prone Brown.
That left 1:56 remaining, enough time for Dartmouth to drive 94 yards in 1:12 for the game's final score, and cement Harvard Coach Joe Restic's belief in the futility of the prevent defense.
The Crimson defense had been far from futile in the first half, though. Aside from a Teevens-orchestrated opening touchdown drive, the defense kept the game close, and covered up the inefficiency of Borwn and the "multi-flag" offense in the opening half.
Teevens worked his Jack Mildren magic and ran for most of the yardage in Dartmouth's 74-yard scoring drive for the game's first tally, a one-yard run by Greg Jenkins. Fumble recoveries by Dave Otto and Matt Sabetti, and a diving interception by cornerback Fred Cordova then stalemated the Woodsmen's first half offense.
Cordova's interception late in the first quarter set up Harvard's only points of the half, as the Crimson took the turnover and, aided by Granger's 40-yd. burst up the middle, eventually had to settle for a 23-yd. field goal by Gary Bosnic.
But intermission bred change. Gains replaced losses. Yardage took over for misexecution. Overthrows became forgotten mishaps. And Harvard defeated Dartmouth in football.
Ah, some things just never change.