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After straining a muscle in his side against Dartmouth last week, there was a question as to whether the Payton Award candidate would be available against Columbia. But Dawson started and continued to add to his resume, reaching 1,000 rushing yards on the season early in the third quarter on a 15-yard run up the middle...
While Yale has stumbled to a 4-3 start and sits in a tie for third in league play at 2-2, it’s still a dangerous club with All-Ivy talent at all the skill positions. Payton Award candidate Alvin Cowan hasn’t had a breakout game, but still manages to lead the league in passer efficiency rating and touchdowns, running back Robert Carr sits second in the league in rushing yards per game and wideouts Chandler Henley and Ralph Plumb have combined for the second most yardage of any tandem in the league behind...
Incoherent and irrelevant tangents aside, Dawson has clearly put up the numbers so far that will make him a player in the Payton Award race. Another thing working in his favor is that the Crimson is having an outstanding year, and, like the Heisman, players on better teams are at a distinct advantage. In fact, only one player from a losing team—running back Jerry Azumah of New Hampshire, in 1998—has ever won the award, and the last five winners have all come from teams that claimed a conference or national title...
...yards and three touchdowns, and he hauled in three receptions for 75 yards and another score, but the Tigers (3-4, 1-2 OVC) still fell to a hapless Samford squad 42-36 in overtime. If there’s a player out there that could take home the Payton Award while playing on a losing team, it’s Anthony. But, as history has shown, the odds aren’t in his favor...
Along with Dawson, these players round out my Payton Award top five at this point. So, it seems the Crimson running back finds himself where he’s always found himself since setting foot on the well-groomed grass of Harvard Stadium...