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Tyler’s time in the backfield has been limited lately after he injured his ribs against Cornell and battled a case of pancreatitis the following week...
Harvard will lose backs Diana Bowen and Liz Andrews, tri-captain goalie Katie Zacarian—the Crimson career record-setter in shutouts—and Ms. Intangible herself, tri-captain back Jen Ahn, the long-time physical and emotional anchor of the backfield...
...return, with Dawson unable to make any inroads into the Columbia defense on the ground, Schires continued to force passes into tight coverage, throwing balls behind and over the heads of receivers. Though he threw only two interceptions, had the Columbia defensive backfield been any stronger, the total could easily have been three times as many...
Almost without trying, Dartmouth quarterback Charlie Rittgers was able to find receivers in every nook and cranny on the field, no matter how tightly-guarded they were. Over and over again, the southpaw lofted seemingly-aimless third-down passes from deep in the backfield, and over and over again a Big Green player would somehow reel them in for a massive gain and a first down...
...potential to swing the game in the Crimson’s favor. With Dartmouth facing second-and-10 on the Harvard 22-yard line with 12:58 left in the game and the Big Green ahead by seven, a passel of Crimson defenders chased Rittgers deep into the backfield. As he scrambled backwards, searching for an open man, he backed up smack into the referee, knocking both of them to the ground and registering an 18-yard loss. Confronted with a seemingly impossible third-and-28, Rittgers launched a precarious toss to Andrew Hall in double coverage...