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Owing to a deal announced Monday, Harvard sports fans from coast to coast will now be able to follow the athletic exploits of junior running back Clifton Dawson or senior forward Matt Stehle from the comfort of their homes...
...talk about statistics. Even as sophomore Clifton Dawson’s exceptional abilities changed the composition of an already-explosive Harvard offense, even when Fitzpatrick let the nearly uncontainable running back take over some of the offensive duties, the numbers that the 131st Crimson captain put up were nothing shabby. He led the Ivy League in total offense with 243.4 yards per game and a 128.9 pass efficiency rating. He was among the top 25 offensive performers in the nation, averaging almost 200 passing and nearly 50 rushing yards per game. He scored 18 touchdowns—13 passing, five...
While quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and running back Clifton Dawson received most of the attention throughout the Harvard football team’s historic undefeated season, Matt Schindel quietly kicked his way into the record books...
...years ago, Clifton Dawson was an afterthought, a disenchanted transfer from Northwestern who’d assumed the number-two slot at tailback but was unlikely to evolve into a major contributor on account of Harvard’s depth at his position and, more generally, on the offensive side of the ball. Then-sophomore Ryan Tyler had already staked himself to the starter’s role and even his touches would be limited by the Ryan Fitzpatrick-Brian Edwards battery that the Crimson could hardly wait to unleash on its Ancient Eight opponents...
Sophomore running back Clifton Dawson provided the Crimson with a matchless ground game, ultimately racking up multiple school records in the process. Kicker Matt Schindel stabilized a notoriously shoddy Crimson kicking game in just his first year on the team. Senior wide receiver Brian Edwards, on the heels of a breakout season the year before, made the Harvard special teams into his own private highlight reel—including four returns for touchdowns. Future NFL draftee and Ivy Player of the Year Fitzpatrick, with pro scouts watching his every move, kept his focus and provided the team with unquantifiable leadership...