The Crimson led for most of the game, and took a 7-3 halftime lead.
Walland came out of the half firing and brought his team to the Harvard 20-yard line, where junior placekicker Mike Murawczyk lined up for a 37-yard field goal attempt.
But on the second-most exciting play of the day, sophomore free safety Shawn Parker blocked the kick and senior safety Mike Brooks took the loose ball all the way down the field for a touchdown, handing Harvard a 14-3 lead.
Aside from the block, the third quarter belonged to the Elis.
On its next possession, Yale attacked the soft spots in the Harvard zone with Walland finding Johnson four times over the middle from the shotgun. Walland scrambled for nine yards on first-and 10 from the Harvard 18-yard line to bring the ball to the Crimson 9.
The 63-yard drive was capped with a nine-yard touchdown pass to junior receiver Tommy McNamara.
"Harvard has a great defense up front," Walland said. "We knew we had to throw the ball to win and we stuck with it."
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