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...third-down statistics were almost equally telling. With its first string in the ballgame, Harvard converted eight of 13 third downs—and its only fourth down—to keep its drives alive. The Huskies turned the ball over on downs once while gaining first-down yardage on third down just...
Though he gained first-down distance on a single carry just once, six- and seven-yard rushes kept the chains moving and the Crimson out of passing downs. And while his early second-effort touchdown staked Harvard to a seven-point lead, Dawson’s firm grip on the ball—he has lost a fumble just once in his collegiate career—not only kept Holy Cross on defense, but allowed the Crimson to maintain the field advantage edge earned on the first series...
Averaging first-down yardage on each reception, Plumb found seams in the Harvard coverage on every catch, as long as he was outside...
This meant scrambling for the sidelines, hitting bang-bang first-down tosses and even relying on a peculiar intentional grounding call on which no penalty was assessed...
...maintained that he was playing with no ill effects from his hurt hand—turned the ball over three times, on two interceptions and a fumble. The fumble occurred on a fourth-and-10 with 10:33 left, just as he appeared to cross the first-down marker. Dartmouth’s Chris Green recovered the ball on the Dartmouth...