Murphy described Wilford's running style as "ugly. He has an uncanny ability to make guys miss for a big guy."

Wilford's comment: "No speed."

Still not in field goal position because it was going against a 25 mph wind, Harvard gave it to Menick twice for six yards. He then broke up the middle on a cutback to the Princeton 9 for a first down on third-and-4. Before the drive, the Crimson was 2-of-12 on third down conversions, but Harvard found a way to execute when it mattered.

On first-and-goal, Menick ran left and broke a couple of tackles to get to the one-foot line. Harvard called its last timeout with :07 left. That's when the real fun started.

Harvard's field goal unit trotted out for what would have been an 18-yard attempt from the left hash. Game, set, match, right? Well, Princeton burnt a timeout to freeze senior Mike Giampaolo, who was 2-for-2 on field goals for the day. The Tigers ended up freezing him all right, but not the way they expected. Harvard Coach Tim Murphy, saying Giampaolo's missed 19-yarder against Yale last year was on his mind, elected to go for it despite not having a time out.

It was a curious and probably incorrect call, but Murphy pulled his field goal unit off and sent his offense in. Princeton, shocked, called time out again, setting up a memorable final confrontation.

Was Princeton Coach Steve Tosches surprised? Would he have kicked? "Personally, yes."