Harvard uses balanced attack to subdue Howard 41-25

WASHINGTON (AP) Charlie Dean threw two touchdown passes, Shane McLaughlin ran for two scores, Ledger Hatch caught two touchdown passes and Harvard scored 24 unanswered to start the second half in a 41-25 win over Howard on Saturday.

WASHINGTON (AP) Charlie Dean threw two touchdown passes, Shane McLaughlin ran for two scores, Ledger Hatch caught two touchdown passes and Harvard scored 24 unanswered to start the second half in a 41-25 win over Howard on Saturday.

Harvard (4-1) took a 17-7 lead behind touchdowns from McLaughlin and Hatch before the Bison (1-5) rallied to knot it at 17 before intermission.

The Crimson scored a pair of touchdowns and blocked two kicks in the third quarter for a 31-17 advantage and scored 10 more in the final stanza. Harvard improved to 3-0 on the road this season.

Aidan Borguet ran for 107 yards on 19 carries with a touchdown for Harvard.

Jaylon Tolbert threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns but was intercepted twice for the Bison.

Following a five-game losing streak to close the 2019 season, Harvard now has won 12 of its last 15 contests.

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