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...Senior Chris Pizzotti is back behind center for the Crimson after being the Ancient Eight’s top-rated quarterback in 2007, and Preseason All-American Andrew Berry, a senior cornerback, leads a fearsome Harvard defensive unit...
...Anytime you come out, especially in a big game, and set the tone early, and make a big play, it really is a big emotional boost for our team and tough for them, especially when they had a great defense all year,” Pizzotti said afterwards...
After a pair of punts, Harvard struck on three consecutive drives with a 33-yard pass from Pizzotti to Luft, a one-yard plunge by sophomore Cheng Ho, and a 15-yard screen pass to sophomore Mike Cook after a failed fake punt by the Bulldogs. Only a fourth-down stop of a Pizzotti sneak at the goal line on the final play of the first half left Yale with anything to play for at halftime, trailing...
While the offense was throwing the ball all over the field—Pizzotti finished the first half 17-for-27 for 244 yards—the defense completely manhandled the Bulldog offense. With McLeod shut down, Yale was forced to turn to the passing game. Averaging just 116.2 yards per game passing coming in, the Bulldogs were woefully unprepared for the air-based attack. Yale quarterback Matt Polhemus, under relentless pressure from the Crimson defense, finished 2-for-18 for just 29 yards and two interceptions while being sacked twice...
Harvard managed to run the score to 37-0 on a Patrick Long field goal and a short touchdown toss from Pizzotti to junior tight end Jason Miller, but Yale finally broke through with an 87-yard punt return by Gio Christodoulou with 4:15 to play, an irrelevant score that took place in front of a rapidly emptying stadium...