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...dominated on kickoff returns, they rarely had either momentum or field position, thanks to a severe and chronic case of butterfingers. Over the course of the game, Columbia turned the ball over five times—three times on interceptions, twice on fumbles—in addition to punting five times and failing to convert on fourth down twice—and Harvard scored two of its touchdowns on defense. “I don’t know how many turnovers we had—I think we had five turnovers,” said Columbia coach Bob Shoop...
...Columbia fumble and returned it 31 yards for a touchdown, and senior safety Robert Balkema, who took an interception eight yards into the endzone.Harvard dominated the entire game save for an early misstep on special teams, a recurring weakness for the Crimson this season.On Harvard’s first punt return, freshman Andrew Berry fumbled the ball on the 32-yard line, setting up prime field position to begin Columbia’s second drive of the game.But the defense came up big immediately. On just the third play of the drive, the Lions were pushed back to their...
...pass in the first quarter and Rob Toresco capped off an eight-play, 72-yard scoring march with a one-yard run in the second.But Cornell (3-4. 1-3) refused to go quietly. Free safety Kevin Rex sacked Terrell back at the Princeton two-yard line, forcing a punt that allowed the Big Red to take possession on the home teams 46-yard line.A 15-yard shovel pass from Ryan Kuhn to Luke Siwula paved the way to a 46-yard field goal by A.J. Weitsman, getting Cornell on the scoreboard.The Big Red immediately regained possession with an onside...
...teams sputtered anew. The visiting Lions appeared to be building steam with five minutes left in the game, but Dartmouth’s Josh Dooley tackled Jordan Davis for a two-yard loss at midfield on fourth down to force a turnover. Dartmouth was forced to punt and despite a pass interference penalty, stopped Columbia and took over at the Lions’ 18. Three plays later, Ikechi Ogbonna dashed around left end for a 12-yard touchdown run with 47 seconds left. Columbia’s Tad Crawford led all defenders with 11 tackles while Dartmouth?...
...With the home side of the crowd of 12,023 silenced, Harvard fumbled the ensuing kickoff, giving Princeton possession on the Harvard 30.The defense managed to prevent a Tigers score on that drive, but the poor special teams play continued. At the beginning of the second quarter, a fake punt attempt by senior punter Mike King resulted in no gain and Princeton gained possession in Harvard territory.“Obviously we struggled at times in the kicking game today, and we paid the price. The bottom line is, they outexecuted us,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said...