The Bulldogs failed to advance the ball any further and a short punt gave Harvard the ball at the Yale 21 with 1:56 in the half. Wilford connected on a seven-yard pass to Jones to hand Harvard a 7-3 lead.

Murawczyk hit a 44-yard field goal at 3:48 of the first to open the scoring. In a game the Crimson lost by three points, Giampaolo continued his kicking woes at The Game, sailing a 24-yarder wide right at the start of the second quarter.

Giampaolo missed an even shorter chip shot in last year's 9-7 Yale victory.

By capturing the Ivy title, the Bulldogs completed their turnaround from 1997 when they went 1-9 and Harvard brought home the crown.

It occurred in front of the largest crowd at the Yale Bowl since 1989, the last time Yale won the Ivy.

"There's no other place in Division I-AA that you can play in front of that many people," senior defensive end Jeff Hockenbrock said. "That's pretty amazing."

Brown beat Columbia 23-6 to share the title with Yale. With the loss, Harvard now falls to 46-63-8 all-time against the Bulldogs.