The missed extra point looked to be its undoing, but Fordham struck again six minutes later. On the second play of Harvard's next drive, Morgan threw the ball into the hands of Fordham's Chris Tyrone.
Brennan once again led the Fordham charge down field. The drive was highlighted by a Brennan 33-yard run and a 15-yard scoring pass to Garlick.
Fordham added insult to injury when it scored a two-point conversion and strecthed the lead to 14-7.
"If [the conversion] works, it's great," Glueck said. "If not, I take the heat. It was a big emotional lift."
Harvard had time to come back, but the Rams had taken all the life out of the Crimson. Harvard got as close as the Fordham 30, but would go no further.
As the final seconds of the clock ticked off, Fordham and Harvard fans alike stood stunned as the Rams put together their first two-game winning streak since the 1988 season.
"It was a tough game for us," Harvard Coach Joe Restic said. "Our defense played well, but penalties put us in long yardage situations and cost us the game. There were times when we moved the ball well, but we didn't capitalize on critical situations."
Of course, none of this really matters starting this Saturday. The Crimson resumes its Ivy schedule and Giardi is expected to be at the helm of the Harvard offense.
But last Saturday's performance has to make you wonder.
Where would the Crimson be without Giardi? H--Morgan 1 run (S. Johnson extra point) F--Brennan 30 pass to Garlick (extra point failed) F--Brennan 15 pass to Garlick (two-point conversion) Individual Statistics RUSHING: H--Hirsch 19-69; Joyce 15-64; Morgan 5-54; M. Johnson 8-31; F--Brennan 14-78; Thomas 10-30; Helverson 6-22. PASSING: H--Morgan 14-29-3-130; F--Brennan 15-32-1-236. RECEIVING: H--Hirsch 5-55; Maher 5-50; F--Garlick 9-152; Potamausis 4-34. Attendance: 5762