On its next possession, Harvard scored on a lightning strike by junior running back Chuck Nwokocha, who missed the opener with a hamstring injury. Nwokocha caught the ball in the right flat after a clearout by the receivers, burst up the sideline, cut back to beat Troy Larose, and picked up a Patterson block for a 42-yard touchdown catch and a 18-14 lead.
Wilford showed his toughness in hanging in despite repeated knockdowns and sacks, the offensive line managed to shake off its struggles and play hard, and even Harvard Coach Tim Murphy showed some resiliency as well.
"I kept trying to find something that worked on offense," Murphy said. "I just kept trying to get match-ups, and we were able to get Eitzmann and the backs against their linebackers."
In fact, everyone was throwing the toughness praise around after the game.
"Brad's tough," Murphy said.
"We did a good job hanging tough," Wilford said.
"We kept our poise despite putting the defense in some holes," Murphy said.
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