ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell rallied from a 10-point deficit to remain unbeaten, moving to 4-0 for the first time in two decades with a 21-16 victory over Harvard on Saturday, Oct. 16, 1971 at Schoellkopf Field. 

Big Ed Marinaro ran for 146 yards and the go-ahead touchdown in the second quarter to lead a Big Red offense that piled up 327 yards of offense, including 235 on the ground. But this one was a full team victory. Mark Allen, who went 6-of-8 passing for 92 yards and rushed for 42 more yards before exiting with an injury, hit Tom Albright for a 27-yard touchdown. Barrett Rosser, who filled in ably for Allen in the second half, ran for a 27-yard score and brought home the win.

But it was not without nervous moments. The Crimson used 20 plays to march 80 yards for a touchdown to get within 21-16, but linebacker extraordinaire Bob Lally stopped a two-point conversion attempt. Harvard had a pair of chances in the final six minutes to get back on top, but the Big Red made a pair of red zone stands. It was only when Steve Lahr came down with an interception at the Big Red 8-yard line with 25 seconds left that the game was decided.

Harvard led 10-0 after 15 minutes of play. Ted DeMars ran the final four yards to the end zone on the Crimon's second possession of the contest and Bruce Teterick connected on a 32-yard field goal minutes later to throw a scare into the Big Red faithful and the 20,000 gathered in the Crescent. Their final touchdown came on a 20-play, 80-yard drive that ended with Rod Foster connecting with Denny Sullivan from 7 yards out. 

DeMars had 15 carries for 96 yards to lead Harvard's rushing attack, while Foster ended his day 10-of-22 passing for 96 yards and a score. Rich Gatto added 77 rushing yards for the Crimson, who ran for 223 as a team.

Cornell won despite four turnovers by besting a Crimson defense that loaded the box all afternoon trying to stop Marinaro. It kept the Heisman Trophy candidate from repeating the 281-yard, five-touchdown game he had against the Crimson on Schoellkopf in 1969, but still surrendered his 18th career 100-yard rushing game. He boosted his career rushing total to 3,630 and moved him within 237 of the NCAA record held by Steve Owens of Oklahoma (3,867 from 1967-69).

The Big Red will attempt to remain unbeaten when it visits Yale on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Conn.