Word: downfield
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Wilford took off on a scramble to his right and appeared to be through two yards downfield, but he bounced off the defender and broke two more tackles on an incredible run for 15. It was a heroic, season-making run for Harvard as Wilford found a way to weave through a horde of tacklers...
Georgia had one last chance to tie the game with 1:05 left at Fordham's 21. Georgia found McDermott 14 yards downfield to move the chains. McDermott then made a diving 19-yard catch at the Harvard 46. Senior receiver Robert Davis then made a five-yard grab but stayed in bounds, forcing Georgia to spike the ball with 17 seconds left on the clock...
...rushing. At the half, Harvard had two net rushing yards on 16 carries. Its longest run for the half was five yards, and its longest completion was for nine yards. Wilford, throwing under duress, had nine completions for 51 yards because he did not have the time to go downfield...
Almost every time that Vena started moving the ball downfield, the defense dug deep and came up with a play to keep the ball out of end zone...
Wilford will especially look towards captain tight end Chris Eitzmann, who has been averaging 20 yards per reception. With the Red Raiders defense as run-oriented as it is, Eitzmann may be able to match-up one-on-one with slower linebackers and strong safeties and get open downfield...