Rose dominated in the second quarter. He rushed for two more touchdowns and connected on three passes of over twenty yards.

The seemingly decisive fourth touchdown occurred on a "Tim Murphy special"--the halfback option. Leiszler received the pitch from Rose and found Taylor open sixteen yards ahead of him for the touchdown, capping a 28-0 half.

The halftime statistics fully illustrated the Crimson's domination. Harvard had 400 yards of total offense to Cornell's 87. Sophomore tailback Nick Palazzo ran for 107 yards and Rose had 184 yards on 12-17 passing. Cornell's leading rusher at the half was Rahne, meanwhile, completed only six of 21 attempts for 49 yards. Harvard amassed 19 first downs to the Big Red's three.

The second half was a different story.

"We calmed down at halftime," Cornell Coach Peter Mangurian said. "Harvard is a great football team. They got the whole bag. But a lot of things can happen in a half. That's why you stick in there. My players showed tremendous character, winning this game."

After a miserable half, Rahne stepped into the spotlight. He threw for 343 yards and four touchdowns, two in the third quarter and two more in the fourth.

The Crimson gave Rahne a little boost to start the third quarter. Two defensive pass interference calls sustained an opening drive that ended with a 24-yard bullet to Edgar Romney.

Cornell gambled on its following possession, attempting to convert a fourth-and-7 from the Harvard 21. Rahne scrambled for nine yards and subsequently Splendorio in the end zone on an 11-yard lob to cut the lead to 15. Though the extra point was wide right, Cornell had transformed a blowout into a ballgame.