Of course, Harvard’s offense also refused to quit, and Penn could not keep the Crimson off the board completely. Winters followed up his poor throw by leading a 64-yard touchdown drive, capping the effort with a deep jump ball to senior Mike Cook, who ripped it away from a defensive back and cruised into the endzone to break up the shutout.

The Crimson added a final score late, after Winters headed for the sideline to protect his mending hip. With sophomore Colton Chapple leading the offense, Harvard took advantage of good field position en route to its second touchdown. Senior Gino Gordon—whose 110 rushing yards were the most by an Ivy back against Penn this year—took a pitch from Chapple and reached the endzone untouched from three yards out.

In the end, though, the Quakers proved too strong in all phases of the game, as Harvard was forced to watch its counterpart celebrate an Ivy title for the second year in a row.

Penn coach Al Bagnoli earned a Gatorade bath for his school-record 130th victory as head coach, and the Quakers’ 15th Ancient Eight crown marks the second-most among Ivy League schools.

“Obviously, we don’t feel great right now,” Zych said. “It’s a tough feeling. And give credit to Penn, they were a great team, and they played well. They played better than we did, and they deserved to win.”

—Staff writer Max N. Brondfield can be reached at mbrondf@fas.harvard.edu.