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Dawson's electrifying run gave him 4,718 yards for his career. The achievement was met with little fanfare at Penn's Franklin Field, as Penn's public address announcer gave no indication that the record had been broken until halftime. The game's broadcasters on CN8, a sports cable network, did recognize the achievement...
What should have been a day of celebration for Harvard turned into a solemn affair Saturday, as Penn (5-4, 3-3 Ivy) upset the Crimson (7-2, 4-2 Ivy) 22-13 in front of 7,819 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Senior running back Clifton Dawson eclipsed the Ivy League’s all-time career rushing mark with a 55-yard carry in the first quarter, finishing the day with 119 yards. But the Quakers and four first-half turnovers proved too much to overcome. After taking a 7-0 lead in the first on a five...
What should have been a day of celebration for Harvard turned into a solemn affair today, as Penn (5-4, 3-3 Ivy) upset the Crimson (7-2, 4-2 Ivy) 22-13 in front of 7,819 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Penn. Senior running back Clifton Dawson eclipsed the Ivy League’s all-time rushing yards mark with a 55-yard carry in the first quarter on his way to 119 yards on the game. But the Quakers and four first-half turnovers proved too much for Harvard to overcome. After taking a 7-0 lead...
...time Ivy League rushing record has stood for 35 years, and, barring any unforeseen circumstances, it will break under the ever-chugging legs of Clifton Dawson when Harvard (7-1, 4-1 Ivy) faces Penn (4-4, 2-3 Ivy) this Saturday at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.But, in 1996, the 58 yards that former Cornell running back Chad Levitt needed to eclipse the all-time mark—an arm’s length over the course of a career—remained, and rather than a broken record, his season and career ended with a broken right arm.The record...
...dangerous team, they’re a very good football team, and if we don’t play extremely well—if we make mistakes—we’ll get beat,” he added.Harvard has seen title dreams ruined at Franklin Field before, a field that has been extremely unfriendly to Crimson teams. In 2002, with ESPN’s College Gameday in town, Harvard fell hard to a Penn team in a de facto championship game.The Crimson did bounce back two years later, clinching the Ivy title with...