The Multiflex continued to falter after Potter's first miscue and following Villanueva's punt on fourth and 10, Brown took over at its own 40.
This time it was linebacker Joe Azelby's turn to pull is a pass from Potter and give the stumbling Harvard offense another chance. On first down at the Harvard 48, Potter rifled a throw over the middle to flanker Ron Mosley. Azelby, who was going for a Bruin player to his left, saw Potter's delivery at the last second, reached to his right and snared the ball one-banded at his own 38.
Revival
And finally, a Crimson defensive effort wasn't wasted. Allard opened the series by completing his first pass of the afternoon, a 39-yarder to tight end Peter Quartararo.
Three plays later, Harvard was four yards from a first down at the Brown 17, and Coach Joe Restic sent out Villanueva, who put the Crimson up 3-0 at 9:41 of the first quarter.
Apparently, the 3-0 advantage made the Harvard offense forget how poorly it had opened the game. On the next Crimson possession, Allard guided his teammates 75 yards in nine plays--the biggest a 31-yard scramble by Allard himself--and fullback Granger took a pitchout and went six yards off left end for the first Harvard touchdown at 14:50 of the first quarter.
Halfway into the second quarter, Allard guided the Crimson deep into Brown territory before his offense stalled. Villanueva's 44-yard field goal attempt, his longest of the season, was good and Harvard was up 13-0 with 59 seconds left before the half.
Harvard picked up its second TD after cornerback Chris Myers picked off Potter's fourth misguided pass. Taking over at the Brown 37, the Crimson went 15 yards on runs by Steve Ernst and Granger. And on the third play of the series, Allard sprinted right, found flanker Jim Garvey heading into the end zone and rifled his first TD pass of the day.
Less than 11 minutes later, the Crimson scored on another three-play drive. On second and six, Allard repeated the option play he had botched in the opening minutes of the game, and again he fumbled the pitchout to Granger. But when Brown recovered, Potter ran the same play and also pitched wide of his intended ball carrier. Harvard adjuster Jeff Howkins fell on the loose ball to recover at the Brown 18.
After two short running plays, Allard ran right and then handed off to split end John O'Brien, who reversed around left end and went 12 yards for the score.
The fourth quarter saw Harvard running back Mark Vignall collect his first varsity TD and Harvard's final one of the game when Allard concluded a 12-play, 80-yard drive with a play-action pass to the sophomore back.