Harvard lined up in a pro set and handed the ball to the fourth-string running back, sophomore Nick Palazzo, who gained three yards. Senior Chuck Nwokocha, the first-string running back, was sidelined in the first game of the season with an injury. Second- and third-string backs Matt Leiszler, a sophomore, and junior Jared Lewis were injured in the second and third quarters, respectively, leaving Palazzo as the only healthy back remaining for Harvard.

On second-and-7, Rose found Morris for a six-yard gain. For third-and-1 at Harvard's 38-yard line, the Crimson brought in two tight ends and gave the ball to Palazzo, who gained two yards and got the first down.

Harvard spread the field on first down and brought in three wide receivers, keeping Palazzo as the lone back. Palazzo got the ball again and ran for four yards.

Harvard stayed in its spread formation and on second-and-6, Rose dropped back and found Morris for a nine-yard completion. A five-yard minor facemask penalty against Brown was tacked onto the end of the play.

On first-and-10 at the Brown 43-yard line, Harvard came out in a pro set and handed the ball to sophomore Sean Meeker on a reverse. Meeker got some great blocking by Rose and Cremarosa at the point of attack, and Meeker was patient and waited for his teammates to set up their blocks downfield. Meeker evaded tacklers and outran the rest of the Brown defense for a 43-yard touchdown.

Adding the extra point made the score 42-31 Harvard with 8:08 to go in the game. In a little over six minutes the Crimson put together three scoring drives for 21 points and held the high-powered Brown offense scoreless.

Though Brown went on to score one more time in the game, the Crimson defense held the Bears to short gains, and Brown needed over four minutes to get in the end zone, using valuable time.

After Brown kicked off following its score, Harvard ran off the last 3:42 in the game on the strength of three completions--two for first downs--and four tough runs from Palazzo.