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Ironically, though most of Harvard’s scoring was the direct result of big plays—Dawson’s TD run, a 55-yard TD pass to junior wide receiver Rodney Byrnes from junior QB Ryan Fitzpatrick—the Crimson was not able to make them materialize when it was necessary. With the clock ticking down near the end of the fourth quarter, Harvard’s last three relevant drives ended in three Fitzpatrick turnovers—a fumble and two interceptions—that came as a result of an overeager offense desperately trying...
...second of the two passes was the back-breaker. After the game’s most bizarre play—Rittgers scrambled backwards in the Harvard red zone until he was accidentally tripped by the referee for an 18-yard loss—the Dartmouth QB heaved his next pass high in the air on third-and-28, towards junior wide receiver Andrew Hall in double-coverage...
...Yeah, he did lay a lick on the QB in that game,” Berrier said. “He’s had quite a few sacks. We were bringing so many guys that game…. [Razzano] really didn’t want to continue that game...
...situation, facing third-and-goal on the four-yard line. Having handed off to Dawson on every single overtime play, the chances of running it in looked slim. In a plucky call, Murphy sent out five wide receivers and the offensive line bought Schires enough time for the QB to find Byrnes in double coverage and secure Harvard’s eighth straight win over the Tigers...
...defense preserved the win, his offense didn’t need to build on it. In the end, the Crimson was 4-0, and I guess that’s all that really matters—not national rankings or Fitzpatrick maintaining his position as the top statistical QB in Divison...