Menick scored Harvard's first two touchdowns, but his fumble on the Crusaders' 11-yard line was returned to the Harvard 11 and set up a late Holy Cross equalizer.

Regulation ended with the score tied 14-14 after Holy Cross elected to try a Hail Mary instead of a long field goal attempt. Menick got the chance to make amends.

Harvard won the overtime coin toss and decided to go second. (In college football, each team is guaranteed at least one possession in overtime.) Holy Cross tried a trick play that failed, then threw incomplete, then ran for two yards. A 40-yard field goal attempt missed wide right, so the Crimson only needed a field goal to win.

Harvard showed faith in Menick, feeding him the ball three straight times. The first two carries resulted in nine yards. The last went for 16 yards and the winning touchdown.

"Initially, I felt like punching myself in the face," Menick said. "I felt so guilty for the defense, that they had to come out. They were probably pissed off or whatever. They played so great, and I just tried to forget it. I knew I was going to get another chance."

Murphy pulled the still-struggling Linden at halftime after a 5-of-10, 50-yard performance. Wilford energized the team with 10-of-16 passing for 98 yards and a touchdown. Wilford played in spots throughout the rest of the season.

At 2-3, the team appeared to have another lease on life, and the streak continued the next week against league-leading Princeton (5-5, 4-3).

Harvard broke in brand-new Princeton Stadium in grand fashion, as a Menick halfback pass that went for a 41-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter proved to be the game-winner in a 23-22 contest. Sophomore Josh Wilske adjusted nicely to the ball in the air as he dragged a defender into the endzone.

Menick had moved up to second on the Crimson all-time rushing list with 19 carries for 56 yards, but his arm was the difference-maker that Saturday.

"Actually, we just put that [halfback option] in this week because we anticipated they would come in hard and blitz a lot, and it's exactly what they did," Menick said. "As soon as the pitch came out, I had my eyes on Wilske."

Despite a statistical deficit--Princeton had 114 more yards and 16:40 more time of possession--Harvard found a way to win.

"You look at the statistics and so on, but we're a point short," Princeton Coach Steve Tosches said.

Harvard won its fourth straight by putting a Halloween fright in Dartmouth (2-8, 1-6) at Hanover, N.H., 20-7. Harvard's defense dominated, holding the Big Green to 225 yards, only 50 on the ground. The Crimson racked up seven sacks and three takeaways.

Menick ran 31 times for 104 yards to record his fourth-straight 100-yard game. Linden completed 13-of-24 for 181 yards in one of his best games of the season.

At halftime, Dartmouth had 24 rushing yards on 22 attempts and only 83 total yards. In the third quarter, the Big Green gained 12 yards on 15 plays.