Fullback Mark Akey notched the first points of the game, taking a quick opener off left guard from the Harvard three for six points at 0:01 in the second period.

The Harvard offense that had started out looking so good turned to mediocrity as Dartmouth shut down the run and St. John overthrew his receivers by miles. And so the half died, mercifully, with Dartmouth up, 7-0.

Dartmouth opened the second half with a mirror image of the first Harvard drive, marching to the Crimson 15 before its offense failed and a Chris Sawch field goal try sailed wide.

Though Hollingsworth fumbled the ball away on the next series, the Crimson defense held Dartmouth and forced a punt, a play that became this week's oddity. Larry Margerum fumbled the snap on the kick and booted the ball off the stadium turf, watching his drop-kick roll dead at the Harvard one. But the Hanover celebration ended when the officials ruled the punt illegal and gave Harvard a first and ten at the Dartmouth 36.

St. John went to work, finally hitting Rich Horner on a play-action pass from the nine-yd. line for a score. Cody's kick knotted the game at 7-7, just 1:17 into the final period.

Dave Shula, son of Dolphin coach Don tied a school record for most career receptions (83) on the next series, and the Big Green march goalward. A flimsy Harvard secondary and porous Crimson frontline could not stop the drive, which ended with a 24-yd. field goal by Sawch, the margin of victory with 11:16 gone in the fourth quarter--a 7:12 drive that went 63 yards on 15 plays.

When Harvard got the ball back, it could not move. And on the next exchange, St. John threw an interception to Barry Pizor. Though the defense stiffened in the final minutes, the comeback was not to be, as an inexperienced kicking game betrayed Harvard and pushed the Crimson record back to 1-4, 1-2 in the Ivies.