Harvard’s Passing Game Takes Down Brown, 42-7

Friday, September 27

Boston, Mass.

7:00 pm

Brown University

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Harvard

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Harvard’s Passing Game Takes Down Brown, 42-7

9/27/2019 11:13:00 PM | Football

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Allston, Mass. -  Brown started out strong with an early 7-0 lead, but Harvard came storming back with 42 unanswered points on its way to a 42-7 win over the Bears in an Ivy League game Friday evening before a crowd of 10,088 at Harvard Stadium.

"Hats off to Harvard, who is a terrific football team," said Brown head coach James Perry.  "We practice and play hard, but, other than the first series, didn't run the ball well. We tried running in critical moments that didn't work. We'll get better."

Bears sophomore tailback Allen Smith (Westerville, OH) rushed for 80 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown run. Junior quarterback EJ Perry (Andover, MA) had little time to throw all day and completed 17-of-27 passes for 162 yards. Junior Dan Gemmell (Andover, MA) paced the Brown wide receivers with four catches for 52 yards, while seniors Jakob Prall (Tipp City, OH) and Livingstone Harriott (Central Islip, NY) made three catches each.

Junior defensive end Ryan Putman (Greenville, SC) intercepted a pass and registered three tackles overall. Junior Elijah Pierre (Rockland, MA) registered four tackles and had a quarterback sack, while senior Michael Hoecht (Oakwood, OH) had two tackles for a loss.

Lightning struck early for the Bears when Smith accounted for all the yardage in Brown's opening 75-yard drive, first on a 53-yard run and then 22 more yards into the end zone for a touchdown to lift the Bears to a 7-0 advantage.

Harvard answered late in the opening quarter to tie the game, 7-7, on a 12-yard pass play from Jake Smith to Cody Chrest.  The Crimson scored twice more before the end of the half to grab a 21-7 lead at halftime.

After Harvard opened the half with an 89-yard scoring drive and scored first in the fourth quarter for a 35-7 advantage. A late fourth quarter Crimson score accounted for the final score.

Brown opens its home season on Saturday, October 5, hosting Rhode Island in the 104^thGovernor's Cup game at Brown Stadium.  Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo will present the Governor's Cup to the winning team at the completion of the game. Kick-off is 12:30pm on ESPN+.