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Dartmouth starting quarterback Brian Mann had a day to forget. Against a Harvard secondary ranked near the bottom in the country, Mann repeatedly missed wide-open wideouts, completing only 4-of-16 passes for a paltry 31 yards. Unfortunately for Mann, he completed just as many to Harvard defenders. Going into the game, Harvard had intercepted only three passes all season...
Harvard took control of the game in the first quarter. The Crimson won the opening toss but deferred, forcing the Big Green to open the game driving into the wind. The weather neutralized Dartmouth's passing attack on its own, and Harvard continually got great field position as a result of interceptions and short Big Green punts into the wind...
...only took one play for Dartmouth to give the ball right back. Mann dropped back on first down and overthrew a wide-open receiver. The ball settled into the arms of freshman cornerback Benny Butler, who returned the ball three yards to the Dartmouth...
What they won't do is match-up for five, six or seven seconds without someone getting open...
Then, unexpectedly, Dartmouth broke open the game with a fluke goal with thirty seconds left in the first half...