On the next play, Yohe sent all his receivers streaking down the field, and tossed a beautiful ball to a wide-open Sorbara. Pusateri laid a great block to spring Sorbara, and the senior sprinted untouched into the endzone to give Harvard a 21-17 lead late in the third quarter.

Early in the fourth period, on second down and eight, Brice carried over the middle for one yard to set up a third and seven. Ryan was intercepted by reserve linebacker Richard Mau at the Yale 43 with 10:23 to go.

Sorbara, on a pitch from Yohe, moved ahead for seven yards to midfield. O'Neil carried for a Harvard first down. On third down and five, Yohe threw for Pusateri, just out of his reach. O'Neil punted into the endzone for a touchback.

Ryan threw incomplete for Schulte, broken up by Kretten. On third down and four, Zachery was dropped at the 29 setting up a fourth and one with 3:20 to go. Zachery was stopped by Thabit, short of the first down, turning the ball over to the Crimson.

Once again, the Crimson stayed on the ground and was unable to move the ball. Maretz connected on a 45-yd. field goal attempt, extending the Crimson lead to 24-17 with 1:56 to play.

After a long completion down to the Harvard 49, Ryan and a short gain by Macauley, Ryan misfired on his next three passes, setting up a fourth down and five. He then had the ball slip out of his and sail well out of bounds, giving the ball back to the Crimson with less than a minute to play.

Yohe handed off to Pusateri over the middle for no gain. After Yale used up its final timeout, Yohe fell on the ball twice to run out the clock and give Harvard its first win in The Game since 1983.

For the Harvard seniors, who had watched their squad lose to Yale for the past two years, today's victory marked a first-ever upset of the rival Bulldogs.