CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Football quarterback Charles DePrima has earned the New England Football Writers Association/Grinold Chapter Gold Helmet Award for the week ending Oct. 7. The Helmet is DePrima's second of 2023, after he collected his first on Sept. 24.
 
A junior from Oakland, New Jersey, DePrima led No. 19/21 Harvard to a 41-23 win over Cornell with six total touchdowns last Friday. The QB rushed nine times for a career-high 152 yards and three touchdowns, while completing 12 of 19 pass attempts for a personal-record 209 yards and three TDs with no interceptions.
 
DePrima's three rushing TDs were a career high and his three passing touchdowns matched a career best. He also paired his second-career 100-yard rushing performance with his best completion percentage of his career (.632).
 
In the game vs. Cornell, DePrima completed passes to seven different receivers and each of his TD throws went for at least 17 yards (17, 19, 36). On the ground, two of his three rushing TDs were at least 42 yards (42, 58) as he became the first Harvard QB to rush for at least two TDs in a game since Joe Viviano at Brown on Sept. 24, 2016.
 
DePrima and his Harvard teammates now set their sights on its final non-conference clash of 2023, which comes on Saturday vs. Howard. Kickoff at Harvard Stadium is set for 1 p.m., with the game airing live on ESPN+. Tickets for the contest are available at GoCrimson.com.