On first-and-10 from the Holy Cross 42, Wilford hit Eitzmann over the middle for 24 yards. Jones was brought down for no gain on the next play. Wilford found Eitzmann again at the 10-yard line, and the captain barreled his way to the five.

Junior fullback Grady Smalling caught a bullet pass over the middle for a touchdown at 6:44, narrowing the score to 14-9.

For the two-point conversion, the Crimson set up a roll right by Wilford. Junior left tackle Mike Clare, an eligible receiver for the play, went in motion to line up next to sophomore right tackle Justin Stark, and Jones joined them on the line. As expected, Wilford rolled right, but he threw against the grain to a wide-open Eitzmann in the left corner of the end zone, bringing Harvard within a field goal.

"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."

Although searching for Eitzmann sparked the comeback, Wilford kept it going. In addition to throwing for 202 yard on 17-of-29 passing, he also ran for 76 yards, netting only 31 as Holy Cross sacked him six times.

Certainly not the fastest runner on the field, he has displayed an elusiveness over his first two games, even executing a nice spin move on a 37-yard run during the third quarter. Wilford also executed two critical blocks on senior defensive back John Aloisi, the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week, during the two successful reverse plays Harvard ran.

"Brad's tough," Murphy said. "He did a great job hanging in there."