Junior running back Chris Menick did have a brief butterfingers relapse, losing the ball on a pitch right in the first quarter. But overeager Dartmouth end Dan Hutchinson booted the loose ball while attempting to scoop it up. He kicked it 15 yards downfield, where the Crimson managed to recover.

Harvard has now gone eight quarters since turning the ball over, and quarterbacks Linden and Wilford have not been intercepted since a 21-17 loss to Lehigh in Week Three. In fact, Harvard has not been intercepted in a win this season and has a plus-five takeaway ratio in its four straight wins.

I Wish I Were Special

Special teams were once again good-news, bad-news for the Crimson.

On the bright side, Giampaolo was good on both his field goal tries, a wobbly 34-yarder that was on its last legs as it cleared the crossbar and a much sharper 43-yarder that had a good ten yards to spare and tied his career long.

His punts averaged a capable 36 yards-per-kick but got a great deal of help from a 48-yard bouncer in the second.

Sophomore running back Chuck Nwokocha provided some spark returning kickoffs, getting 62 yards on two runbacks, including a 36-yarder on the opening kickoff which provided the field position for Harvard's first touchdown drive.

But for one week, the Crimson seemed to miss Colby Skelton '98's punt returns more than it did his pass receptions. Junior Terence Patterson only returned two Schlobohm's seven punts, and those for a measly nine yards.

Two second quarter punts that Patterson let fall were downed at the Harvard 5- and 1-yard lines, resulting in three-and-out drives.

Wilske OK

Harvard got a scare in the fourth quarter when sophomore receiver Josh Wilske was injured and had to be helped off the field. He was blocking on a run by junior running back Chris Menick.

"He is going to be OK," said Harvard Coach Tim Murphy after the game. "I mean, he got whacked good, and I think he might have been out cold, but I just talked to him down there, and he's completely coherent."

Wilske has emerged as Linden's favorite target and leads the Crimson in receptions with 29 and receiving yards with 330. Wilske finished with six catches for 53 yards Saturday.