Yale took over at Harvard's 44-yard line. On first down, junior defensive tackle Ryan Fitzgerald sacked Lee for a three-yard loss.

Bartholomew rushed up the middle on the next play for a gain of five yards. Lee then found McNamara for a gain of almost five yards that set up fourth down-and-inches at Harvard's 34-yard line. Bartholomew took the ball on an inside run and gained one yard to secure an Eli first down.

The Crimson defense would eventually halt the Bulldogs at the 21, but Yale senior kicker Mike Murawczyk made a 34-yard field goal to put the Elis up 27-24 with 4:31left in The Game.

Harvard again tried to respond through the air and Rose operated from the shotgun with trips to his right and found junior receiver Sam Taylor on a slant at the 50-yard line.

But on the next play, Rose threw a pass down the sideline, but the ball was picked off by junior cornerback Ray Littleton, who returned the ball down to the Harvard 10-yard line before he was pushed out of bounds by Rose.

"I was a curl defender on that play," Littleton said. "They ran double slants, the quarterback didn't like the inside guy and didn't see me, so the ball came right to me."

The Harvard line held for two plays, but on third-and-goal from the 6, Bartholomew took the ball on a run off the left side untouched into the end zone. His run made the score 34-24 with three minutes remaining. With the extra point, Murawczyk became the all-time leading scorer for Yale.

Harvard then took over for one last drive from the 6. On first down, Rose found Taylor at the 23-yard line for a first down. Two plays gained Harvard just one yard and on third-and-10, Rose threw for sophomore wide receiver Carl Morris, who set the single-season record for completions this year, but Rose missed him, and the ball fell incomplete.