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...with the defense surrendering just 138 yards of offense and no points in the first half, the lead junior quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and his unit had established 39 seconds into the second quarter held...
Despite injuries to five of its top eight offensive linemen, Harvard began a 62-yard march downfield with 11:39 remaining in the first quarter that was highlighted not by crisp passes from Fitzpatrick but by sharp runs by freshman tailback Clifton Dawson. The rookie gained 31 yards on five carries on the drive, including a 16-yard burst on a delayed rush out of the shotgun that set up the opening tally. Sophomore Ryan Tyler caught a pass along the left sideline for a six-yard gain and on the next play punched the ball in from the five...
...next trip downfield, the offense returned to its normal form with Fitzpatrick scrambling for 56 of the 73 yards. The junior signal caller broke from behind the line on the second play of the series, bursting through an open hole and scampering into the end zone ahead of Big Red defenders for a 73-yard score. The TD was negated, however, by an illegal block in the back that reduced Fitzpatrick’s advance from 73 to 38 yards...
...Unfazed, Fitzpatrick quickly regained the yards lost, driving to the 10-yard line and rolling out left as he looked for an open man in the end zone. Seeing none, he dashed back all the way across the field, turning towards the goal line at the right hash mark and diving in for the score to put Harvard ahead...
...Crimson made it three straight touchdown drives with a five-yard toss from Fitzpatrick to junior wide receiver Brian Edwards less than a minute into the second quarter, raising the score to 20-0. Edwards proved untouchable on the drive, taking a reverse from Tyler 18 yards while snaring two catches...