Harvard QB Tom Stewart carted off with hip injury in final win over Yale

6:15 PM ET

Tom Stewart threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns before being wheeled off on a stretcher in the fourth quarter, leading Harvard to a 45-27 victory over Yale on Saturday at Fenway Park in the highest-scoring matchup in the 143-year history of The Game.

The senior, playing his last game, scrambled for 1 yard before getting hit as he dropped into a slide on the temporary sod about where the Red Sox shortstop would stand. As doctors attended to him, players on both teams kneeled; Yale quarterback Griffin O'Connor made the sign of the cross.

The school announced after the game that it was a right hip injury and Stewart was expected to make a full recovery.

"Heartbreaking for that to happen that late in the game, that late in his career," said Harvard coach Tim Murphy, who is now 18-7 in The Game.

The sold-out crowd acknowledged Stewart with applause when he was wheeled off.

Backup quarterback Jake Smith took over, handing off to Devin Darrington on the next play for a 16-yard touchdown that gave the Crimson (6-3, 4-3 Ivy League) a 45-27 lead.

The field barely fit inside the ballpark, even with the bullpens removed. Both teams shared the sideline on the Green Monster side of the field; the scoreboard on the wall was repurposed, with the innings replaced by quarters.

Members of the grounds crew were patching divots in the turf during most breaks, and a chunk came up on Stewart's slide.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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