After A Giardi five-yard scamper put Harvard up 14-0, Price took a second down handoff and rumbled 59 yards to the Harvard four yard line. Junior cornerback James Ellis prevented the touchdown by a shoestring--literally, tripping Price at the 10.

On 2nd-and-goal from the two, Price took the handoff and was immediately slaughtered by junior linebacker Brian Ramer. Somehow, Price wiggled free but Ellis was there to bring him down for a 5-yard loss.

On third down, Mills (who briefly replaced the ineffective Hetherington but was no great player himself) dropped back to pass and was harassed by the Harvard line Mills could have scrambled for the end zone, but instead he floated a pass to standout receiver Dave Iwan.

Bad call. Santos raced over and outfought Iwan for the ball. Harvard was just not going to lose.

Not Going To Be Denied

The defense was just not going to be denied. All week long, seniors linebacker Monte Giese, adjuster Chris Pillsbury and Santos had spoke of the frustration of losing to Yale. The release was a psychiatrist's dream: the defense unleashed everything it had, three years of pent-up anger.

Never before had such emotion been displayed. The crowd was even treated to a sack dance or two.

For Harvard, Giardi rushed 24 times for 69 yards--every one of them critical. Senior Kendrick Joyce had 56 yards on 10 carries, including a 29-yard fourth down scramble that set up Harvard's first touchdown. Senior fullback Mike Hill rushed 5 times for 18 yards, while Captain Robb Hirsch tallied 27 yards on 12 carries.

In fact, Yale outgained Harvard, 289 yards to 204 yards overall. But it was the Eli quarterbacks' complete inability to throw that sunk the Bulldogs.

Hetherington, the surprise starter, completed none of five passes, while his replacement, junior Steve Mills, completed just one of five and threw the key interception.

Giardi completed five of 10 passes for 60 yards. Senior tight end Frank Lilly was the big man for the Crimson, catching two passes for 29 yards.

Ability to pass is what separated the two teams, it was also the key on the Crimson's second TD:

Yale opened the second half with a new quarterback--bringing in junior Steve Mills to replace sophomore Chris Hetherington--but the Harvard defense forced the Yale offense off the field in four plays.

A poor Yale punt gave Harvard the ball at midfield, and Giardi spearheaded a 10-play, 56-yard touchdown drive by turning to his passing game.

Giardi completed passes to Captain Robb Hirsch for nine yards and to senior tight end Frank Lilly for 12 and 17 yards.