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...refreshing blast from the past.The Tigers were able to contain the All-American junior tailback in the fourth quarter when it counted—keeping him from the endzone and the go-ahead score on fourth-and-two at the five-yard line—but not before Dawson racked up 203 yards and two touchdowns. The Payton Award candidate, who has been hampered by nagging injuries since the second week in the season, carried 35 times as the Crimson focused its offensive efforts towards a running attack, throwing the ball just 16 times.“The offensive line...
...Crimson was forced to settled for a field goal instead of the go-ahead touchdown. “Any time you get a touchdown called back against a quality team it’s going to come back to haunt you,” Murphy said...Both Dawson and Brown’s Nick Hartigan are in the top five in the nation in rushing. Hartigan is second and Dawson is fifth...McCareins, who is second in the nation in interceptions per game, did not have a pick in Saturday’s contest. He did, however, recover a fumbled...
...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...
Much depends on whether Dawson breaks through, whether the Tigers’ rushing and passing attacks can spread the Crimson defense too thin, and, of course, on whether both defenses hold...
...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...