Harvard Captain Robb Hirsch is the Crimson's most reliable weapon. That's why his teammates elected him captain.

He is neither a sterling rhetorician nor an inspired teacher, but he is, without question, the one player Harvard can always go to to pick up yardage.

The human Panzer division, who is only 23 yards short of surpassing 1000 total collegiate yards, has only been dropped for a loss twice in his Harvard career.

Until this weekend, that is.

With 10:51 left in the second quarter, Hirsch took a handoff from Giardi and slid up the left side, only to be met by two Crusdader linemen who dropped the Riverdale-grad to the 19 yard line for a one yard loss.

Or was it?

Harvard's next possession listed the team as 2nd-and-11, and the play-by-play reads: "hit for a loss."

But the final official stats (the ones submitted to the NCAA) make no mention of the erstwhile one yard loss.

They read: 39 gained, 0 lost, 39 net.

So much for history.

Then again, who really cares?

Dumb Play Watch, Episode #2: Last week fans saw Harvard punt the ball with six minutes remaining in the game and the team trailing badly.

This week, everyone was treated to an even more painful display of poor play selection.

With 13:19 left in the second quarter, Harvard found itself trapped on the Holy Cross five yard line on third down.

By that time, junior quarterback Mike Giardi had already been dropped for four sacks, and the Crimson's running game was getting nowhere against the Crusader defense.