Quarterback Collie Winters throws 2 TDs, rushes for another score as Harvard beats Brown 24-21

Winters leads Harvard past Brown 24-21

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Collie Winters passed for 223 yards, threw two touchdowns and rushed for another score to lead Harvard to a 24-21 win over Brown on Friday night.

The Crimson (1-1, 1-0 Ivy League) trailed 14-7 with 2:48 left in the second quarter when Brown wideout Bobby Sewall scored on a 1-yard run. But Harvard answered with 17 unanswered points, highlighted by Winters’ 3-yard touchdown run and his 15-yard passing score to Matt Luft.

Winters, who was 18-for-27 passing, finished with 66 yards rushing on 13 carries. He also connected with Nicolai Schwarzkopf on a 30-yard touchdown in the first half.

Kyle Newhall-Caballero completed 25-of-41 passes for 225 yards, threw a touchdown and an interception for the Bears (0-2, 0-1). Sewall, who caught eight passes for 92 yards, also scored on 2-yard run in the opening quarter and an 8-yard catch in the fourth.