Brown Bears at Harvard Crimson
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Benefield's early pick-6 sets tempo as Harvard cruises past Brown 41-7
The Crimson (2-0, 1-0 Ivy) has won its Ivy League opener in 22 of the past 24 seasons, with 21 of those wins coming against Brown (1-1, 0-1).
Cam Henry caught three passes for 81 yards, including a 44-yard touchdown reception with two minutes to go in the first half. Seamus Gilmartin, Dean Boyd, and Ryan Osborne also had touchdown catches.
DJ Gordon added 73 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown for Harvard.
Austin-Jake Guillory, Ty Bartrum joined Benefield with interceptions, and Riley Jenne had the game's only sack. The Harvard defense held Brown to 157 yards of total offense.
John Perdue and Miles Brophy had 14 and 12 total tackles, respectively, for the Bears.
The Crimson improved to 91-31-2 against Brown, and have lost just three games to the Bears since 2000.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 14:52 | Dorsey Benefield 30 Yd Interception Return (Kieran Corr Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 8:13 | Dean Boyd 21 Yd pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 5:06 | Ty Pezza 4 Yd pass from James Murphy (Drew Crabtree Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 0:00 | DJ Gordon 1 Yd Run (Kieran Corr Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:47 | Seamus Gilmartin 16 Yd pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:51 | Cam Henry 44 Yd pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr PAT failed) |
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TD | 3rd Period 10:11 | Ryan Osborne 1 Yd pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr Kick) |
Statistics
 BRWN |
 HARV |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1st Downs | 23 |
| 2-10 | 3rd down efficiency | 8-17 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 2-4 |
| 155 | Total Yards | 479 |
| 99 | Passing | 317 |
| 14/26 | Comp/Att | 24/33 |
| 3.8 | Yards per pass | 9.6 |
| 56 | Rushing | 162 |
| 24 | Rushing Attempts | 44 |
| 2.3 | Yards per rush | 3.7 |
| 2-25 | Penalties | 6-55 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 3 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 20:53 | Possession | 39:07 |
Game Information
Location: Cambridge, MA
Attendance: 16,283 · Capacity:
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