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...scoring drive came late in the first quarter. Taking over on its own 23, the Crimson pushed the ball into Quaker territory. Faced with a fourth-and-3 at the 38, Murphy elected to go for it rather than punt. With Penn’s linebackers crowding the line, Dawson took a pitch left, broke two tackles at the line of scrimmage and dove forward for a first down. Four plays later, Fitzpatrick hooked up with Brian Edwards to give Harvard a 7-3 lead after cornerback Michael Johns slipped at the 10-yard line...
...first half wound down, Harvard extended its lead. On the second play of the series, Dawson took a handoff from Fitzpatrick and took the ball straight ahead for 11 yards. Two plays later Fitzpatrick found freshman receiver Joe Murt on the left sideline down to the Penn 15. After four consecutive running plays, Dawson dove over the pile at the goal line to give the Crimson a 14-3 lead with 17 seconds left in the half...
...things had swung a little differently, Clifton Dawson wouldn’t have been the one transfer student that Harvard accepted two years...
...Like Dawson, Quaker running back Sam Mathews was looking to transfer to an Ivy institution for the 2003 season. Mathews, then enrolled at Navy, was interested in both Penn and Harvard...
...ended up with Dawson donning the crimson jersey while Mathews became a Quaker. Both excelled in their first season with the new school last fall—Dawson broke multiple records for a Harvard freshman while Mathews was named First-Team All-Ivy last year...