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...Clifton Dawson became the Ivy League's all-time career rushing leader on his second carry today against Penn. [See full game coverage.] With just under ten minutes to play in the first quarter, the senior running back from Scarborough, Ontario, carried the ball 55 yards down the left sideline, breaking by three the record of 4,715 yards held by Cornell's Ed Marinaro since 1971 and setting up a Harvard touchdown at the Penn 8-yard line...
What should have been a day of celebration for Harvard turned into a solemn affair Saturday, as Penn (5-4, 3-3 Ivy) upset the Crimson (7-2, 4-2 Ivy) 22-13 in front of 7,819 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Senior running back Clifton Dawson eclipsed the Ivy League’s all-time career rushing mark with a 55-yard carry in the first quarter, finishing the day with 119 yards. But the Quakers and four first-half turnovers proved too much to overcome. After taking a 7-0 lead in the first on a five...
What should have been a day of celebration for Harvard turned into a solemn affair today, as Penn (5-4, 3-3 Ivy) upset the Crimson (7-2, 4-2 Ivy) 22-13 in front of 7,819 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Penn. Senior running back Clifton Dawson eclipsed the Ivy League’s all-time rushing yards mark with a 55-yard carry in the first quarter on his way to 119 yards on the game. But the Quakers and four first-half turnovers proved too much for Harvard to overcome. After taking a 7-0 lead...
...time Ivy League rushing record has stood for 35 years, and, barring any unforeseen circumstances, it will break under the ever-chugging legs of Clifton Dawson when Harvard (7-1, 4-1 Ivy) faces Penn (4-4, 2-3 Ivy) this Saturday at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.But, in 1996, the 58 yards that former Cornell running back Chad Levitt needed to eclipse the all-time mark—an arm’s length over the course of a career—remained, and rather than a broken record, his season and career ended with a broken right arm.The record...
...this season, in this space, I’ve written about quarterbacks, preseason polls, football fights, and home-field advantage. Somehow, I’ve managed to avoid the most compelling plotline of the season—Harvard running back Clifton Dawson’s quest to break the all-time Ivy League rushing record. Good thing I saved it for this go-round...