A questionable 15-yard personal foul call on Harvard and automatic first down gave Brown new life.

The penalty was costly, as it forced Harvard to use all of its timeouts on the ensuing series. Still, the Harvard defense forced Brown to punt, and another short kick gave the Crimson the ball at its own 44 with 3:07 left.

On the first play of the drive, Wilford hit junior tailback Chuck Nwokocha on a screen for a 16-yard gain, giving Harvard a first down inside Brown territory once again.

But on the next play, under pressure from the Bears and rolling right, Wilford forced a terrible pass that went right into the hands of Paquette. Wilford's ill-advised pass put to death any chance of a Crimson comeback.

"When a quarterback throws an interception, it's a reflection of the protection and of the secondary," Murphy said. "We take a responsibility as a team for those interceptions."

The defense held Brown to three first-half points and kept Harvard in the game despite four first-half turnovers--two interceptions and two fumbles on punt returns. Harvard then appeared to take control as it opened the second half with an impressive 13-play, 75-yard drive highlighted by an 11-yard touchdown run by Menick. Menick, who ran 29 times for 110 yards on the day, dragged a defender the final two yards to put the Crimson up, 10-3.

Brown made its own halftime adjustments and came out challenging the Harvard defense with a five-receiver set. The Bears looked unstoppable at first, as Perry completed five passes in a row in driving to the Crimson 42.