Word: tailbacks
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...standout junior tailback Clifton Dawson, Saturday’s loss to Lehigh was a tale of two lines: the sideline, where he spent substantial chunks of the first and fourth quarters, and the line of scrimmage, which he struggled to break on many of his 15 carries...
...They contained him," Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. "They controlled the line of scrimmage most of the game and the result was not a great day for our tailback. I’d say he’s probably 85-90 percent...
...transitioned to receiver after Dawson transferred from Northwestern prior to the 2003 season. Though Tyler began the season as the team’s first-string tailback, Dawson soon took hold of the job and hasn’t looked back...
Harvard’s coverages weren’t nearly so favorable to Brown tailback Nick Hartigan, who was limited to 115 yards on 29 carries and no touchdowns. And even those numbers were inflated by two rushes of 18 and 26 yards that obscure precisely how ineffective he was, down-to-down, particularly in the first half, when he managed just 29 yards on 13 carries...
...pass to sophomore receiver Joe Murt got them closer, but another O’Hagan scramble—this time for 12 yards—broke within the Brown five-yard line, setting up junior tailback Clifton Dawson for a short smash-mouth touchdown and sophomore kicker Matt Schindel for the game-tying...