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Sophomore linebacker Isaiah Kacyvenski led the team with nine tackles, with three tackles for loss. He and the senior defensive line of Chris Schaefer, Jason Hughes, Chris Smith and Fleiszer were stopping runners in the Big Green backfield all afternoon...
...Everybody played well today, just coming off the ball and trying to get into the backfield," Hughes said. "It wasn't just the defensive line at all, it was a total team effort on defense. I'm really happy to be able to shut out a team the quality of Dartmouth...
However, due to Dartmouth's defense and a string of injuries that forced sophomore Chris Menick to carry the ball on all Harvard's rushes out of the backfield until late in the fourth quarter, Harvard could muster only 45 yards out of its running backs against Dartmouth...
Whenever the line has been able to keep defenders out of the backfield to allow Linden time to throw and Menick space to pick a hole, the offense has clicked...
Harvard's defense held the next series, and Linden proceeded to march the Crimson down the field once again. Faced with a fourth-and-one at the Bucknell 39, Coach Murphy reached into his bag of tricks. Linden executed a flawless play-action pass-walking leisurely in the backfield for a few seconds before revealing that he had the ball-to leaping senior Jared Chupaila at the five-yard line...