"We tried zone, man, combo, but it just didn't matter," Murphy said. "Eric Johnson is a hell of a football player, but Joe Walland is special He's the type of quarterback that just wills things to happen out there."
Even when Harvard blitzed, the results were no different. Without the linebackers to assist the secondary on pass protection, Yale's four wideouts simply cruised through the secondary against man-to-man coverage.
Fearful of giving up the big play, the Crimson defense played the entire second half in prevent defense and Walland ate it up, one pass at a time.
Late in the third quarter, Walland marched his team 69 yards downfield on just 6 plays, culminating in a 28-yard touchdown pass to captain Jake Fuller.
Fuller beat both the safety and the cornerback for his wide open reception.
Setting up the touchdown was a 22-yard pass to Johnson on second-and-10 from the Yale 47. Johnson set-up between senior linebackers Aron Natale and Jeff Svicarovich
The linebackers certainly made a valiant effort, especially Natale who led the Crimson with 11 tackles. However, there wasn't much the linebackers could do against the four-wideout formation.
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