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...from the Ivy chase, but history isn’t on its side. The last league crown to go to a two-loss team was 23 years ago in 1982. That year, Harvard, Dartmouth, and Penn shared the title. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECTMurphy admitted this week that junior running back Clifton Dawson had been battling an assortment of ailments that kept him out of practice throughout much of the season.Dawson had his best game of the season last week against the Tigers after his first full week of practice. The junior ran for two touchdowns and 203 yards?...
...yards and a touchdown, even when the Harvard offensive line had trouble handling the Princeton pass rush. Significantly, he also finished his second game in a row without throwing an interception. After two weeks in which he played injured against defensive schemes targeted on stopping him, junior tailback Clifton Dawson returned to good form last week. This week, Dawson was back to being not just good, but to being Clifton Dawson.Saturday was yet another Dawson aristeia. After recovering last week, Dawson exploded for 203 yards and two touchdowns. About halfway through the third quarter, Dawson kept slamming downfield. After...
...fourth quarter, the Crimson drove to the Princeton five-yard line, where they faced fourth-and-two. Instead of kicking the game-tying field goal, Harvard coach Tim Murphy elected to go for the first down. On the 13th consecutive running play of the drive, junior running back Clifton Dawson was stopped for no gain, and the Tigers took over. While Princeton stopped Dawson on that play, he generally ran roughshod over the Tigers defense, amassing 203 yards on 35 carries and adding two touchdowns. The Harvard passing game was similarly effective, with sophomore quarterback Liam O’Hagan...
...sure why they let up so many yards. That’s definitely not typical of their defense,” said Crimson tailback Clifton Dawson. “We expect a hard fight...
...These are the questions that have plagued the Crimson over the past four weeks. Harvard needs wideouts Corey Mazza and Ryan Tyler back on the field, running back Clifton Dawson at 100 percent, and a healthy secondary. Without those pieces in place, the Crimson is a 4-3 team at best. If it can get those players back in action, Harvard has a shot at the Ivy title...