Harvard running back flips off Yale defender on way into end zone, refs disallow TD (Video)

College football rivalry games inevitably make 20-something-year-olds do stupid things. Wonderful, badass, crazy, stupid things. And Saturday’s Harvard-Yale game took the wonderful stupidity to new heights.

Harvard running back Devin Darrington was on his way into the end zone for a fourth-quarter touchdown to put the Crimson up seven points when he decided to flip off the nearest Yale defender:

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Harvard running back Devin Darrington made an all-time dumb decision en route to the end zone on Saturday.

The referees penalized Harvard for taunting, wiped the touchdown off the board, and brought the ball all the way back to the 18-yard line. The Crimson eventually had to settle for a field goal.

Why the middle finger wiped out the TD

Had Darrington waited until after he crossed the goal line to flip the bird, the touchdown would have stood. The penalty would have been assessed on the ensuing kickoff.

But because he couldn’t wait, and raised his middle finger during the field of play, the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty brought the ball back from the spot of the foul.

kevinmcguire: Harvard gentlemen signals distastefully in the direction of a Yale student-athlete en route to the end zone. The touchdown is erased from the record. ESPN 2 College Football: Harvard vs. Yale https://t.co/7zrzV6DulQ pic.twitter.com/n3NTahmsJ1

— FanSportsClips (@FanSportsClips) November 17, 2018

Here’s another look at the middle finger:

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(Screenshot: ESPN2)

Harvard recovers to win

The penalty could have proven incredibly costly. But Harvard stopped Yale on the subsequent possession, and Darrington made up for his one-of-a-kind error:

Devin Darrington from 4-yards out! #BeatYale #GoCrimson

📺: https://t.co/r2Mh8tr26W pic.twitter.com/SJASaTu5sI

— Harvard Football (@HarvardFootball) November 17, 2018

Later in the fourth, he scored again to put Harvard up 18 points, and to put the game out of reach:

Another one for Devin Darrington! #BeatYale #GoCrimson

📺: https://t.co/r2Mh8tr26W pic.twitter.com/F1zcevD5Jc

— Harvard Football (@HarvardFootball) November 17, 2018

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