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...receivers today against a really good secondary,” junior quarterback Chris Pizzotti said after the team’s comeback victory against Lehigh. “A lot of the pass plays were just short dumps and they made huge plays.”With Dawson stomping all over the defenses of Holy Cross and Brown in the first two games, the Crimson’s receivers concentrated on blocking and making timely catches.But Lehigh was able to hold Dawson under 100 yards for the first time this season last Saturday, and the Harvard aerial attack shouldered...
BETHLEHEM, Pa.—Maybe someone has finally figured out a way to stop Clifton Dawson: cue the Lehigh defense.But the way to slow down the rest of the No. 21 Harvard football team? That still went unanswered on Saturday, as the Crimson (3-0, 1-0 Ivy) squeaked by the Mountain Hawks (1-3, 0-0 Patriot) by a 35-33 score in front of 10,680 fans at Goodman Stadium in Bethlehem, Pa.Although Dawson was held relatively in check—he gained just 94 yards on 31 carries—he did move into...
...more,” he said.MISCELLANIAThe win was Harvard’s first in the series since 1997. The all-time series, which dates to 1928, is tied at 6-6....Freshman running back Cheng Ho took over as the kickoff returner beside senior Neil Sherlock, replacing senior Clifton Dawson....Mazza’s touchdown catch in the second quarter tied him for second place on Harvard’s all-time career receiving touchdowns list....The team suffered a pair of injuries. Senior defensive tackle Michael Berg suffered a mild concussion in the third quarter, while sophomore cornerback Andrew...
BETHLEHEM, Pa.—In consecutive weeks to open the season, senior tailback Clifton Dawson ran for 170 and 181 yards on 49 total carries. In Saturday’s competition he managed just 94 yards on 31 carries for a 3.0 average gain, a far cry from his earlier outputs. But it was not for lack of opportunity. The typically pass-focused offense preferred the rush for the second week in a row: Harvard ran the ball 38 times compared with 30 passes. Last weekend the call went 44 times to the run and 23 times...
...brand new ball game, but Irvin can do it.” The transition should not be too difficult, as the play calling will be strikingly similar to last week’s: handoff to senior running back Clifton Dawson—or pass only enough for Dawson to be effective. The back has put up monster numbers in the first two games, scoring three touchdowns in the first 18 minutes of last weekend’s victory over Brown. The problem for defenses tends not to be getting to Dawson, but rather tackling him. “He?...