Harvard called its last timeout to stop the clock with :07 left and set up the winning play.
After Murphy sent the field goal unit onto the field for the attempt, Princeton called a timeout to ice Harvard senior kicker Mike Giampaolo.
Apparently, Murphy was sufficiently concerned about his kicker to send the offense on to the field after the Tigers' time out.
"I remembered the Yale game last year, when we missed a field goal down at the goal line," Murphy said. "So I figured, why not go down swinging?"
Murphy was probably also influenced by the strong wind, which was blowing 25 mph into Giampaolo's face.
The Harvard offense lined up in a double-tight, three-back formation and ran a quarterback keeper into the end zone for the score.
The officials' delay in making the call created an agonizing last few moments before they finally made the touchdown call--as time apparently expired.
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