Dartmouth got down to the one, but on fourth and goal, the Crimson defense stuffed Big Green halfback Dominick Pierre short of the goal line.

“At that juncture in the game, we had a little bit of momentum,” Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens said. “So there’s no second guessing, no regrets [about the play-call]—the only one we had is that we didn’t score.”

Following a Crimson punt, the Big Green took over at its own 32. On the first play of the series, Park hit Ryan McManus along the left sideline, and McManus broke six tackles before finally getting loose for a 68-yard touchdown run to cut the Harvard lead to 21-14.

But later in the quarter, Scales and Chapple had rushes of 19 and 14 yards, respectively, to set up a first and goal, and Scales finished the drive with a two-yard run.

“I think the big touchdown drive in the second half gave us a lot of momentum back,” Murphy said.

An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Dartmouth’s ensuing possession turned a 3rd and 2 at the Harvard 43 into a 3rd and 17 at the Dartmouth 42, forcing a Big Green punt.

After the teams traded three-and-outs, Chapple orchestrated an eight-play, 37-yard drive that was capped by a David Mothander 25-yard field goal to put Harvard up, 31-14. The Big Green came up short on first down on its ensuing drive, and the Crimson was able to run out the clock.

Harvard, which came into the contest leading the FCS in sacks per game, finished with six sacks, including two each by Lyon and sophomore Zach Hodges. Hodges is tied for the Ivy lead with eight sacks, while Lyon is second in the conference with seven.

“I thought our guys played hard,” Teevens said. “I thought we competed well, but I’m proud of the way my guys played.... [Harvard is] a very good football team.”

—Staff writer Scott A. Sherman can be reached at ssherman13@college.harvard.edu.