On the first play of the half, junior quarterback Neil Rose's pass was picked off by sophomore linebacker Travis Belden at Harvard's 14-yard line.
The Crimson defense held the Quakers to just a field goal to make the score 27-21 Penn.
On the first play of the next Harvard drive, junior strong safety and backup running back Dan Miree fumbled after being hit hard on a run up the middle.
On the ensuing Penn drive, junior quarterback Gavin Hoffman was sacked on third-and-four by senior defensive tackle R.D. Kern, which forced a Quaker punt.
But, because all things come in threes, on the first play of the next Crimson drive, sophomore running back Nick Palazzo fumbled at the Harvard 28-yard line.
All of these turnovers represented enormous lost opportunities for Harvard since its offense was very effective--when it held on to the ball.
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