Harvard Buries New Hampshire 31-7 Behind a 21-point Second Quarter
Fourteen points in 35 seconds. That was the stretch that ended this one, and it came right before halftime. Harvard turned a 7-7 game into a 21-7 lead with a 23-yard Nate Bailey run at 0:53 and a 13-yard Bailey catch from Charlie Smith at 0:18. New Hampshire never scored again, and Harvard won 31-7.
The Crimson opened the scoring with Kise Flannery's 1-yard run, and New Hampshire's Brooks Bentley tied it with a 1-yard run of his own with 6:44 left in the second quarter. Harvard led the rest of the way. Neither team scored in the first quarter or the third. In the fourth, Kieran Corr kicked a 24-yard field goal and Xaviah Bascon closed it with a 1-yard run with 8:48 left.
This was a ground game and a defense, not much of a passing game. Harvard threw for 74 yards (Smith was 11 of 19 with one touchdown and one interception) and ran 43 times for 191. The defense is the real story, with 7 sacks and two interceptions. Bentley threw 18 of 37 for 186 yards, two picks and a lost fumble, and his 14 carries went for minus 34 yards, which is what seven sacks look like in a box score. New Hampshire ran for 51 yards as a team.
Harvard is 1-0 and New Hampshire is 1-2.
For fantasy, Bailey was the top scorer with a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown for 18.5 points. Bascon added 12.3, and New Hampshire's Ryan Ricketti led his side with 7 catches for 11.2.