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Harvard vs. Howard

Saturday, October 15, 2022

Harvard beat Howard 41–⁠25. It was their second meeting; after it, Harvard led the series 2–⁠0.

Neutral siteHarvard6–⁠4 in 2022
41
Neutral siteHoward5–⁠6 in 2022
25

Final at Audi Field, WashingtonTV: ESPN3Attendance 8,097

At kickoff
76°F, clear, wind 15 mph from the south, gusts to 24 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Ronald Reagan Washington Natl Airport (KDCA), 3 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff
Official
Derek HattenGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Harvard107141041
Howard0170825

Standouts

Player stats

Harvard

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Charlie Dean16/2623220
Luke Emge1/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Aidan Borguet19107117
Shane McLaughlin122625
Israel Benjamin3803
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ledger Hatch491244
Kym Wimberly584024
Kaedyn Odermann217012
Aidan Borguet114014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Gavin Shipman0001
Dominic Young-Smith0001

Howard

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jaylon Tolbert19/2620722
Ja’Shawn Scroggins4/66100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jarett Hunter1136012
Kasey Hawthorne42109
Ian Wheeler217011
Jaylon Tolbert4705
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Richie Ilarraza673038
Jarett Hunter458041
Kasey Hawthorne338033
Antoine Murray431017

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

HarvardHoward
376Total yards363
232Passing yards268
144Rushing yards95
8.6Yards per pass8.4
3.3Yards per rush3.2
21First downs19
8–⁠15Third downs5–⁠14
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠2
0Turnovers2
5–⁠50Penalties2–⁠15
30:08Possession29:52

Efficiency

HarvardHoward
49%Success rate35%
0.18EPA per play0.03
1.12Explosiveness1.60
0.07Rushing EPA−0.11
0.29Passing EPA0.54
20%Passing-down success42%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Harvard 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Harvard −17.5, over/under 54.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Harvard 89%, Howard 11%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Howard end zoneHarvard end zoneQ1 HowardPunt, 3 playsQ1 HarvardPunt, 3 playsQ1 HowardPunt, 3 playsQ1 HarvardField goal, 8 playsQ1 HowardPunt, 5 playsQ1 HarvardMissed FG, 6 playsQ1 HowardInterception, 3 playsQ1 HarvardTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 HowardTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 HarvardTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 HowardTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 HarvardPunt, 9 playsQ2 HowardField goal, 6 playsQ2 HarvardEnd of half, 1 playQ3 HarvardTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 HowardPunt, 4 playsQ3 HarvardTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 HowardMissed FG, 9 playsQ3 HarvardPunt, 3 playsQ3 HowardPunt, 3 playsQ3 HarvardField goal, 13 playsQ4 HowardInterception, 1 playQ4 HarvardTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 HowardTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 HarvardTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 HowardTouchdown, 11 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Howard drives left to right, Harvard right to left.
  1. Q1 HowardPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  2. Q1 HarvardPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  3. Q1 HowardPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  4. Q1 HarvardField goal, 8 plays, 20 yards
  5. Q1 HowardPunt, 5 plays, 14 yards
  6. Q1 HarvardMissed FG, 6 plays, 15 yards
  7. Q1 HowardInterception, 3 plays, 7 yards
  8. Q1 HarvardTouchdown, 6 plays, 31 yards
  9. Q2 HowardTouchdown, 9 plays, 72 yards
  10. Q2 HarvardTouchdown, 6 plays, 72 yards
  11. Q2 HowardTouchdown, 6 plays, 72 yards
  12. Q2 HarvardPunt, 9 plays, 30 yards
  13. Q2 HowardField goal, 6 plays, 63 yards
  14. Q2 HarvardEnd of half, 1 play, 0 yards
  15. Q3 HarvardTouchdown, 4 plays, 59 yards
  16. Q3 HowardPunt, 4 plays, 18 yards
  17. Q3 HarvardTouchdown, 4 plays, 9 yards
  18. Q3 HowardMissed FG, 9 plays, 54 yards
  19. Q3 HarvardPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  20. Q3 HowardPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  21. Q3 HarvardField goal, 13 plays, 36 yards
  22. Q4 HowardInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  23. Q4 HarvardTouchdown, 6 plays, 29 yards
  24. Q4 HowardTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 9 yards
  25. Q4 HarvardTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 5 yards
  26. Q4 HowardTouchdown, 11 plays, 73 yards

Play by play

1st quarter10 drives, then Harvard 10, Howard 0
Howard Interception, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 31
Howard Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Jaylon Tolbert pass complete to Antoine Murray for 1 yd to the Howrd 26
0:002nd & 9 at own 26Jarett Hunter run for 1 yd to the Howrd 27
0:003rd & 8 at own 27Jaylon Tolbert pass incomplete to Jarett Hunter
Harvard Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 40Charlie Dean pass incomplete to Kym Wimberly
0:002nd & 10 at own 40Aidan Borguet run for 4 yds to the Harv 44
0:003rd & 6 at own 44Charlie Dean pass incomplete to Scott Woods II, broken up by Terrance Hollon
Howard Punt, 3 plays
0:002nd & 5 at own 20Jarett Hunter run for 3 yds to the Howrd 23
0:003rd & 2 at own 23Jaylon Tolbert pass complete to Jarett Hunter for 1 yd to the Howrd 24
Harvard Field goal, 8 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 36Charlie Dean pass complete to Kym Wimberly for 20 yds to the Howrd 44 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 23Aidan Borguet run for 17 yds to the Howrd 6 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 6Aidan Borguet run for 3 yds to the Howrd 3
0:002nd & goal at opp 3
0:003rd & goal at opp 3Charlie Dean sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the Howrd 11
Howard Punt, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 18Jarett Hunter run for 3 yds to the Howrd 21
0:002nd & 7 at own 21HARVARD Penalty, off-side (David Madzivanyika) to the Howrd 26
0:002nd & 2 at own 26Kasey Hawthorne run for 5 yds to the Howrd 31 for a 1ST down
0:002nd & 10 at own 31Jarett Hunter run for 4 yds to the Howrd 35
0:003rd & 6 at own 35Jaylon Tolbert sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the Howrd 32
Harvard Missed FG, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 46Shane McLaughlin run for 5 yds to the Howrd 41
0:002nd & 5 at opp 41Charlie Dean pass complete to Tyler Neville for 8 yds to the Howrd 33 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 33pass incomplete
0:002nd & 10 at opp 33Shane McLaughlin run for 1 yd to the Howrd 32
0:003rd & 9 at opp 32Shane McLaughlin run for 1 yd to the Howrd 31
Howard Interception, 3 plays
0:002nd & 10 at own 31Jaylon Tolbert pass complete to Antoine Murray for 7 yds to the Howrd 38
Harvard Touchdown, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 34pass incomplete to Haven Montefalco
0:002nd & 10 at opp 34Aidan Borguet run for 16 yds to the Howrd 18 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 18Aidan Borguet run for 6 yds to the Howrd 12
0:002nd & 4 at opp 12Aidan Borguet run for 4 yds to the Howrd 8 for a 1ST down
0:002nd & goal at opp 1Shane McLaughlin 1 Yd Run (Jonah Lipel Kick)
0:001st & 10 at own 35Jonah Lipel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Harvard Field goal, 8 plays
0:002nd & 3 at opp 37Charlie Dean pass complete to Kym Wimberly for 14 yds to the Howrd 23 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jonah Lipel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:414th & 8 at own 27Phillip Richards punt for 33 yds
12:364th & 6 at own 44Sebastien Tasko punt for 41 yds
10:434th & 1 at own 24Phillip Richards punt for 41 yds , Scott Woods II returns for 1 yd to the Harv 36
7:104th & goal at opp 11Jonah Lipel 28 yd FG GOODHarvard 3, Howard 0
7:041st & 10 at own 35Jonah Lipel kickoff for 63 yds , Ian Wheeler return for 16 yds to the Howrd 18
4:184th & 9 at own 32Phillip Richards punt for 14 yds
1:524th & 8 at opp 31Jonah Lipel 47 yd FG MISSED
0:323rd & 3 at own 38Jaylon Tolbert pass intercepted
2nd quarter7 drives, then Tied at 17
Howard Touchdown, 9 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Eden James run for a loss of 1 yard to the Howrd 24
Harvard End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 25Charlie Dean run for a loss of 2 yards to the Howrd 35
Howard Touchdown, 9 plays
15:002nd & 11 at own 24Jaylon Tolbert pass complete to Antoine Murray for 6 yds to the Howrd 30
15:003rd & 5 at own 30Eden James run for 9 yds to the Howrd 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 39Eden James run for 1 yd to the Howrd 40
15:002nd & 9 at own 40Kasey Hawthorne run for 3 yds to the Howrd 43
15:003rd & 6 at own 43Jaylon Tolbert pass complete to Jarett Hunter for 41 yds to the Harv 16 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 16Kasey Hawthorne run for 4 yds to the Harv 12
15:002nd & 6 at opp 12Jaylon Tolbert pass incomplete to Kasey Hawthorne, broken up by Matt Hudson
9:313rd & 6 at opp 12Ian Wheeler 12 Yd pass from Jaylon Tolbert (Aaron Bickerton Kick)
9:311st & 10 at own 35Aaron Bickerton kickoff for 40 yds
Harvard Touchdown, 6 plays
7:102nd & 10 at opp 36Ledger Hatch 36 Yd pass from Charlie Dean (Jonah Lipel Kick)
7:101st & 10 at own 35Jonah Lipel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Howard Touchdown, 6 plays
4:062nd & 5 at opp 14Brennan Brown 14 Yd pass from Jaylon Tolbert (Aaron Bickerton Kick)
4:001st & 10 at own 35Aaron Bickerton kickoff for 60 yds , Jack Bill return for 23 yds to the Harv 28
Harvard Punt, 9 plays
2:002nd & 7 at opp 48Charlie Dean pass complete to Kym Wimberly for 6 yds to the Howrd 42
2:003rd & 1 at opp 42Charlie Dean pass complete to Tyler Neville for 5 yds to the Howrd 37 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 37pass incomplete to Kym Wimberly
2:002nd & 10 at opp 37Charlie Dean pass incomplete to Ledger Hatch
2:003rd & 10 at opp 37Charlie Dean pass incomplete to Ledger Hatch
2:004th & 10 at opp 37HARVARD Penalty, delay of game (Sebastien Tasko) to the Howrd 42
0:574th & 15 at opp 42Sebastien Tasko punt for 34 yds
Howard Field goal, 6 plays
0:412nd & 3 at own 15Jaylon Tolbert pass complete to Matthew McDonald for 11 yds to the Howrd 26 HARVARD Penalty, roughing passer (Nate Leskovec) to the Howrd 41
0:411st & 10 at own 41Jaylon Tolbert pass complete to Richie Ilarraza for 19 yds to the Harv 40 for a 1ST down
0:411st & 10 at opp 40Jaylon Tolbert pass incomplete to Eden James for a 1ST down HARVARD Penalty, personal foul (Jack McGowan) to the Harv 30 for a 1ST down
0:411st & 10 at opp 30Jaylon Tolbert pass complete to Richie Ilarraza for 1 yd to the Harv 29
0:042nd & 9 at opp 29Aaron Bickerton 45 Yd Field Goal
0:041st & 10 at own 35Aaron Bickerton kickoff for 40 yds
3rd quarter9 drives, then Harvard 31, Howard 17
Harvard Touchdown, 4 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 38Aidan Borguet run for 3 yds to the Harv 41
0:002nd & 7 at own 41Charlie Dean pass complete to Haven Montefalco for 6 yds to the Harv 47
0:003rd & 1 at own 47Aidan Borguet run for 9 yds to the Howrd 44 for a 1ST down
Howard Punt, 4 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Jarett Hunter run for 12 yds to the Howrd 37 for a 1ST down
0:002nd & 7 at own 40Jarett Hunter run for 3 yds to the Howrd 43
0:003rd & 4 at own 43Jaylon Tolbert pass incomplete to Kasey Hawthorne, broken up by Jack McGowan
Harvard Touchdown, 4 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 12Aidan Borguet run for 4 yds to the Howrd 8
0:002nd & 6 at opp 8Aidan Borguet run for 4 yds to the Howrd 4
0:003rd & 2 at opp 4Aidan Borguet run for 3 yds to the Howrd 1 for a 1ST down
Howard Missed FG, 9 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 21Jaylon Tolbert pass complete to Nah’Shawn Hezekiah
0:002nd & 10 at own 21Jaylon Tolbert pass complete to Christion Carter for 28 yds to the Howrd 49 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 49Ian Wheeler run for 11 yds to the Harv 40 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 40Kasey Hawthorne run for 9 yds to the Harv 31
0:002nd & 1 at opp 31Ian Wheeler run for 6 yds to the Harv 25 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 25Jarett Hunter run for 1 yd to the Harv 24
0:002nd & 9 at opp 24Jarett Hunter run for 4 yds to the Harv 20
0:003rd & 5 at opp 20Jaylon Tolbert pass complete to Jarett Hunter for a loss of 5 yards to the Harv 25
Harvard Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 23Shane McLaughlin run for 2 yds to the Harv 25
0:002nd & 8 at own 25
0:003rd & 8 at own 25pass incomplete to Kaedyn Odermann
Howard Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 31Jaylon Tolbert run for 2 yds to the Howrd 33
0:002nd & 8 at own 33pass incomplete to Antoine Murray
0:003rd & 8 at own 33Jaylon Tolbert pass complete to Richie Ilarraza for 6 yds to the Howrd 39
Harvard Field goal, 13 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 19Aidan Borguet run for 5 yds to the Harv 24
0:003rd & 4 at own 25Charlie Dean pass complete to Ledger Hatch for 6 yds to the Harv 31 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at own 35Aaron Bickerton kickoff for 46 yds , Shane McLaughlin return for 19 yds to the Harv 38
Harvard Touchdown, 4 plays
13:211st & 10 at opp 44Ledger Hatch 44 Yd pass from Charlie Dean (Jonah Lipel Kick)
13:211st & 10 at own 35Jonah Lipel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:024th & 4 at own 43punt for no gain
Harvard Touchdown, 4 plays
9:391st & goal at opp 1Aidan Borguet 1 Yd Run (Jonah Lipel Kick)
9:321st & 10 at own 35Jonah Lipel kickoff for 61 yds , Ian Wheeler return for 17 yds to the Howrd 21
4:344th & 10 at opp 25Aaron Bickerton 42 yd FG MISSED
3:034th & 8 at own 25Sebastien Tasko punt for 45 yds , A’jae Boyd returns for 1 yd to the Howrd 31
1:364th & 2 at own 39Phillip Richards punt for 42 yds
4th quarter6 drives, then Harvard 41, Howard 25
Harvard Field goal, 13 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 31pass incomplete to Ledger Hatch
15:002nd & 10 at own 31Charlie Dean pass complete to Kym Wimberly for 24 yds to the Howrd 45 for a 1ST down
15:002nd & 6 at opp 27Charlie Dean pass complete to Ledger Hatch for 5 yds to the Howrd 22
15:001st & 10 at opp 18Charlie Dean pass incomplete to Ledger Hatch, broken up by Xavier Robiou
15:002nd & 10 at opp 18Charlie Dean run for a loss of 5 yards to the Howrd 23
15:003rd & 15 at opp 23Charlie Dean pass complete to Kaedyn Odermann for 5 yds to the Howrd 18
10:324th & 10 at opp 18Jonah Lipel 35 Yd Field Goal
10:241st & 10 at own 35Jonah Lipel kickoff for 61 yds , Ian Wheeler return for 18 yds to the Howrd 22
Harvard Field goal, 13 plays
10:241st & 10 at opp 45Charlie Dean pass complete to Aidan Borguet for 14 yds to the Howrd 31 for a 1ST down
10:121st & 10 at own 22Jaylon Tolbert pass intercepted
Harvard Touchdown, 6 plays
6:193rd & goal at opp 3Shane McLaughlin 3 Yd Run (Jonah Lipel Kick)
6:191st & 10 at own 35Jonah Lipel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Howard Turnover on downs, 4 plays
4:284th & 1 at own 34Jarett Hunter run for a loss of 2 yards to the Howrd 32
Harvard Turnover on downs, 4 plays
3:343rd & 5 at opp 27Luke Emge pass complete to Scott Woods II
2:404th & 5 at opp 27Israel Benjamin run for 3 yds to the Howrd 24
Howard Touchdown, 11 plays
2:003rd & 16 at opp 44Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Antoine Murray for 17 yds to the Harv 27 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 27Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Kasey Hawthorne for 2 yds to the Harv 25
2:002nd & 8 at opp 25Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass incomplete to Nah’Shawn Hezekiah for a 1ST down HARVARD Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Diassa Diakite) to the Harv 10 for a 1ST down
2:001st & goal at opp 10Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Richie Ilarraza for 4 yds to the Harv 6
2:002nd & goal at opp 6
2:003rd & goal at opp 6pass incomplete to Antoine Murray
0:404th & goal at opp 6Ja’Shawn Scroggins 6 Yd Run (Ja’Shawn Scroggins Pass to Antoine Murray for Two-Point Conversion)
0:401st & goal at opp 3Ja’Shawn Scroggins pass complete to Antoine Murray
0:321st & 10 at own 35Aaron Bickerton kickoff , Tyler Neville return for no gain to the Howrd 4

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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Harvard leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.

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2022Harvard 41, Howard 25
2019Harvard 62, Howard 17

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