Word: tailbacks
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...sure, the Crimson had some highlight-reel action of its own. Freshman tailback Clifton Dawson, a show-stopper if ever there was one, unleashed a mammoth 71-yard touchdown run barely three minutes into the game, finding a huge hole in the Dartmouth defense and flat outrunning a Big Green defender to give Harvard an early lead. It was the sort of play that was supposed to embarrass the opposition and give the Crimson an instant advantage...
...Tailback Chris Little, though ultimately held to just 91 yards by a rush-focused Crimson defense, nabbed 35 yards on one savvy exploitation of a gaping hole in the defense. With the Big Green already up 16-9 in the third quarter, Little took advantage of a heavy blitz to burst through on a beeline to the end zone, scoring completely untouched to give Dartmouth a 23-9 lead...
Dartmouth employed a high-flying, aggressive attack, set up by runs from reliable tailback Chris Little and punctuated by long passes from quarterback Charles Rittgers to a bevy of large, athletic receivers in single coverage...
Little, the 5’8 Big Green tailback, ran a 35-yard touchdown strike up the middle on a blitz with 2:41 left in the third quarter to extend the lead...
...Tailback Chris Little displayed flashes of brilliance last weekend against Columbia, rushing for a personal-high 137 yards on 31 carries, including a 31-yard scamper for a touchdown. Should he find holes anywhere near the size Veach saw last weekend, he’ll have no problem finding his way into Harvard territory...