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Charlie Smith threw two touchdown passes to help Harvard defeat Brown 14-10 in their Ivy League opener on Friday night. Smith completed 30 of his 37 attempts for 205 yards with one interception, leading the Crimson (2-0) against a Bears team (1-1). Despite giving up three interceptions, Smith's performance was crucial as Harvard managed to hold off Brown until the end of the game.
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In PROVIDENCE, R.I., on Friday night, Harvard defeated Brown 14-10 in an Ivy League opener. Charlie Smith threw two touchdown passes to help Harvard take a commanding 14-0 lead into halftime. Despite completing 30 of 37 passes for 205 yards with one interception, Smith was picked off by Max Malo late in the third quarter, which led to a 48-yard field goal by Drew Crabtree and narrowed the score to 14-3. Brown rallied later in the fourth quarter when Jackson Bennett scored on a 29-yard touchdown run, but Harvard held on for the victory. Benson intercepted Murphy twice during the game, including once late in regulation to secure the win.
Written for “Harvard Beats Brown” on 2026-10-05,
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Charlie Smith threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half and Harvard held off Brown 14-10 on Friday night in an Ivy League opener.
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Harvard → throw → opener
Smith completed 30 of 37 passes for 205 yards with an interception for the Crimson (2-0), ranked 21st in the Stats Perform poll for the Championship Subdivision.
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Smith → complete → Subdivision
Smith had a 5-yard touchdown toss to Ryan Tattersall at the end of a 48-yard drive and Harvard led 7-0 after one quarter.
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Harvard → have → quarter
Xaden Benson intercepted James Murphy to set up the short drive after Brown (1-1) recovered a Cole Allen fumble at its own 15 to end the Crimson’s first possession.
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Brown → intercept → possession
Smith directed a 15-play 86-yard drive that ended with a 4-yard scoring toss to Teigan Pelletier and Harvard took a 14-0 lead into halftime.
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Smith completed 21 of 24 for 154 yards in the first half, but Max Malo picked off his third pass of the third quarter and the Bears turned it into a 48-yard field goal by Drew Crabtree to get on the scoreboard.
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Bears → complete → scoreboard
Jackson Bennett had a 29-yard touchdown run to finish a 76-yard drive and cut it to 14-10 with 8:16 remaining.
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Benson intercepted Murphy again two plays after the two-minute warning and Harvard took over at the Bears’ 39 before running out the clock.
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Murphy threw three interceptions and finished 18 for 24 for 121 yards for the Bears (1-1).
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Harvard has won 10 of the last 11 against Brown and has a 92-31-2 record in a series that began in 1893.
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Harvard: Hosts Colgate on Oct. 3.
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